#VU36747 Cross-site scripting in SeaCMS


Published: 2018-09-02 | Updated: 2020-08-08

Vulnerability identifier: #VU36747

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.4 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16348

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SeaCMS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: SeaCMS .Net

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 when processing the admin_video.php v_content parameter, related to the site name. 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

SeaCMS: 6.61


External links
http://github.com/Jas0nwhy/vulnerability/blob/master/Seacmsxss.md


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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