Cross-site scripting in October CMS - CVE-2024-25637
Published: June 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93481
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25637
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the X-October-Request-Handler header. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website, however requires the possibility to intercept and modify HTTP headers sent by the victim.
Affected software
October CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25637
Install updates from vendor's website.
October CMS - update to 3.5.15