#VU40708 Cross-site scripting in GeniXCMS - CVE-2015-5066
Published: June 24, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
GeniXCMS
MetalGenix
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the MetalGenix GeniXCMS 0.0.3 when processing the (1) content or (2) title field in an add action in the posts page to index.php or the (3) q parameter in the posts page to index.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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
External links
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AS-GENIXCMS0621.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132397/GeniXCMS-0.0.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535806/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75398
- https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/releases/tag/v0.0.4
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37360/