CVE-2013-7243 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via post-menu or display name fields in GetSimple CMS, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-7243?

CVE-2013-7243 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GetSimple CMS 3.1.2 and 3.2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) post-menu field to edit.php or (2) Display name field to settings.php. NOTE: The Custom Permalink Structure and Email Address fields are already covered by CVE-2012-6621.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Get-Simple Getsimple Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2013-7243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2013-7243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96xv-6xf7-vcp2.

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