#VU53291 Cross-site scripting in Craft CMS


Published: 2021-05-17

Vulnerability identifier: #VU53291

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32470

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Craft CMS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Pixel & Tonic, Inc.

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 in the "promptForTabName" function. 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
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Craft CMS: 3.0.0 - 3.6.12.1


External links
http://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#3613---2021-05-04
http://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/f9378aa154b5f9b64bed3d59cce0c4a8184bf5e6


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker 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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