Cross-site scripting in Geeklog - CVE-2016-4849

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Cross-site scripting in Geeklog - CVE-2016-4849

Published: April 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39166
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4849
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Geeklog
Affected software:
Geeklog

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Geeklog IVYWE edition 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging use of the COM_getCurrentURL function in (1) public_html/layout/default/header.thtml, (2) public_html/layout/bento/header.thtml, (3) public_html/layout/fotos/header.thtml, or (4) public_html/layout/default/article/article.thtml.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-4849

Install update from vendor's website.

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