Cross-site scripting in CMS Made Simple - CVE-2017-6555
Published: March 9, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39481
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6555
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: cmsmadesimple.org
Affected software:
CMS Made Simple
CMS Made Simple
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in /admin/moduleinterface.php in CMS Made Simple 2.1.6. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6555
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.