#VU14715 Cross-site scripting in Z-BlogPHP - CVE-2018-9169
Published: April 16, 2018 / Updated: September 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14715
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9169
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Z-BlogPHP
Z-BlogPHP
Software vendor:
Z-Blogcn
Z-Blogcn
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the app_id parameter in zb_users/plugin/AppCentre/plugin_edit.php script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially 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.