Vulnerability identifier: #VU21958

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12266

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
HongCMS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: HongCMS

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in systemerrors404.php when processing crafted input that triggers a 404 HTTP status code. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

HongCMS: 3.0.0

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CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:hongcms:hongcms:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://github.com/lzlzh2016/CVE/blob/master/XSS.md

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?