Cross-site scripting in Textpattern CMS - CVE-2014-4737
Published: October 10, 2014 / Updated: October 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47422
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-2014-4737
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Textpattern
Affected software:
Textpattern CMS
Textpattern CMS
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in Textpattern CMS when processing PATH_INFO passed to setup/index.php. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4737
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128519/Textpattern-4.5.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://textpattern.com/weblog/379/textpattern-cms-457-released-ten-years-on
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533596/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96802
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23223