#VU74585 Cross-site scripting in Pimcore - CVE-2023-1701

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74585

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1701

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pimcore
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Pimcore

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the Name field of the Predefined Properties module in Settings. A remote user can inject 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

Pimcore: 10.0.0 - 10.5.19

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External links
https://huntr.dev/bounties/64f943c4-68e5-4ef8-82f6-9c4abe928256
https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/2b997737dd6a60be2239a51dd6d9ef5881568e6d

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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