CVE-2014-9522 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author or username fields in CMS Papoo Light, requiring user interaction to execute.

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

What is CVE-2014-9522?

CVE-2014-9522 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2015. 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 CMS Papoo Light 6.0.0 (Rev 4701) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) author field to guestbook.php or (2) username field to account.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9522?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Papoo Cms Papoo Light.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9522?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9522 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-2014-9522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qwpw-7f3q-wc3q.

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