#VU37744 Cross-site scripting in Piwigo - CVE-2017-17825

Vulnerability identifier: #VU37744

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17825

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Piwigo
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Piwigo.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to read and manipulate data.

The Batch Manager component of Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to Persistent Cross Site Scripting via tags-* array parameters in an admin.php?page=batch_manager&mode=unit request. An attacker can exploit this to hijack a client's browser along with the data stored in it.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Piwigo: 2.9.2

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External links
https://github.com/sahildhar/sahildhar.github.io/blob/master/research/reports/Piwigo_2.9.2/Stored%20XSS%20Vulnerabilities%20in%20Piwigo%202.9.2.md

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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.