#VU28767 Cross-site scripting in October CMS - CVE-2020-5298 

 

#VU28767 Cross-site scripting in October CMS - CVE-2020-5298

Published: June 6, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28767
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5298
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
October CMS
Software vendor:
OctoberCMS

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 when proessing CSV files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow upload a specially craftde CSV file 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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