#VU47423 Cross-site scripting in Textpattern CMS - CVE-2011-5019
Published: January 5, 2012 / Updated: October 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47423
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5019
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Textpattern CMS
Textpattern CMS
Software vendor:
Textpattern
Textpattern
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in setup/index.php in Textpattern CMS 4.4.1, when the product is incompletely installed, when processing ddb parameter. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.