Cross-site scripting in AdaptCMS - CVE-2011-5108
Published: August 23, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43679
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5108
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in config.php in AdaptCMS 2.0.0 and 2.0.1. A remote 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.
Affected software
AdaptCMS
How to mitigate CVE-2011-5108
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.