Cross-site scripting in GeniXCMS - CVE-2017-8780
Published: May 4, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39078
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8780
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MetalGenix
Affected software:
GeniXCMS
GeniXCMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to read and manipulate data.
GeniXCMS 1.0.2 has XSS triggered by a comment that is mishandled during a publish operation by an administrator, as demonstrated by a malformed P element.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8780
Install update from vendor's website.