#VU23064 Stored cross-site scripting in Croogo

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23064

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Croogo
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Croogo

Description

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 via the menu title in "/Menus/src/Template/Admin/Links/form.ctp", "/Menus/src/Template/Admin/Links/index.ctp", and "/Menus/src/Template/Admin/Menus/form.ctp" scripts. A remote attacker can 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
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Croogo: 3.0.0 alpha.1 - 3.0.6

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External links
https://github.com/croogo/croogo/releases/tag/3.0.7
https://github.com/croogo/croogo/commit/cafaaabe2cef3d1d83652370e30563e6ad7c4158

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.