#VU86778 Cross-site scripting in baserCMS


Published: 2024-02-26

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86778

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-2023-44379

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
baserCMS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: baserproject

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 Site search feature. 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

baserCMS: 5.0.8


External links
http://github.com/baserproject/basercms/security/advisories/GHSA-66c2-p8rh-qx87
http://github.com/baserproject/basercms/commit/18549396e5a9b8294306a54a876af164b0b57da4
http://basercms.net/security/JVN_73283159


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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