# CVE-2018-10221: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> A persistent XSS vulnerability in WUZHI CMS allows editors to steal administrator cookies via the tag parameter, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 19 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcr4-9q78-7xr5

## What is CVE-2018-10221?

CVE-2018-10221 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wuzhicms Wuzhicms, published on 19 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in WUZHI CMS V4.1.0. There is a persistent XSS vulnerability that can steal the administrator cookies via the tag[tag] parameter to the index.php?m=tags&f=index&v=add&&_su=wuzhicms URI. After a website editor (whose privilege is lower than the administrator) logs in, he can add a new TAGS with the XSS payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10221?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wuzhicms Wuzhicms.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10221 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10221 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wuzhicms Wuzhicms, published on 19 Apr 2018. 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-2018-10221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wuzhicms Wuzhicms. 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-2018-10221/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10221/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10221
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10221
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10221

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10221/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.