CVE-2017-14740 GeniXCMS Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2017-14740?

CVE-2017-14740 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GeniXCMS 1.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Menu ID when adding a menu.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14740?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including genix/cms. It affects 1 product.

Products include Genixcms Genixcms.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14740?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14740 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-2017-14740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-8827 GeniXCMS Arbitrary User Password Reset Vulnerability Critical 9.1
• CVE-2017-14763 GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution High 8.8
• CVE-2017-14764 GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution High 8.8
• CVE-2017-8377 GeniXCMS SQL Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2015-2679 SQL injection in n/a High 7.5

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-478j-mcrr-3877.