CVE-2010-1593 SilverStripe vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

What is CVE-2010-1593?

CVE-2010-1593 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 28 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SilverStripe before 2.3.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the CommenterURL parameter to PostCommentForm, and in the Forum module before 0.2.5 in SilverStripe before 2.3.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (2) the Search parameter to forums/search (aka the search script).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1593?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including silverstripe/cms and silverstripe/framework. It affects 1 product.

Products include Silverstripe Silverstripe.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1593?

Upgrade silverstripe/cms to 2.3.5 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2010-1593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Silverstripe Silverstripe

• CVE-2007-2321 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2019-12204 Missing warning can lead to unauthenticated admin access in SilverStripe Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-5715 Silverstripe Framework SQLi Vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-12437 Silverstripe CSRF Protection Bypass via GraphQL High 8.8
• CVE-2020-6164 Silverstripe CMS information disclosure High 7.5

All Silverstripe Silverstripe vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-wg4m-vvp6-2hc5.