# CVE-2015-5066: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific fields in GeniXCMS, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fvr-rxw2-r84r

## What is CVE-2015-5066?

CVE-2015-5066 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2015. 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 the MetalGenix GeniXCMS 0.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) content or (2) title field in an add action in the posts page to index.php or the (3) q parameter in the posts page to index.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5066?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metalgenix Genixcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-5066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- GeniXCMS 0.0.3 - Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-3933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3933/): MetalGenix GeniXCMS vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5959/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5574/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5575/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5517/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5066 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5066 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5066/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5066/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5066
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5066
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5066

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