CVE-2017-20155 Sterc Google Analytics Dashboard for MODX Internal Search widget.analytics.tpl cross site scripting

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Internal Search widget in the Sterc Google Analytics Dashboard for MODX plugin.

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-2017-20155?

CVE-2017-20155 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sterc Google Analytics Dashboard for MODX, published on 30 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Sterc Google Analytics Dashboard for MODX up to 1.0.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file core/components/analyticsdashboardwidget/elements/tpl/widget.analytics.tpl of the component Internal Search. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.6 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 855d9560d3782c105568eedf9b22a769fbf29cc0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217069 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20155?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sterc Google Analytics Dashboard for Modx.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20155 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-2017-20155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcqg-3g54-56vr.

Is CVE-2017-20155 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free