CVE-2018-14059 Pimcore XSS Vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into various Pimcore CMS fields, potentially leading to session hijacking or arbitrary code execution.

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

What is CVE-2018-14059?

CVE-2018-14059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pimcore Pimcore, published on 24 Aug 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

Pimcore allows XSS via Users, Assets, Data Objects, Video Thumbnails, Image Thumbnails, Field-Collections, Objectbrick, Classification Store, Document Types, Predefined Properties, Predefined Asset Metadata, Quantity Value, and Static Routes functions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14059?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
pimcore/pimcore PackagistAll versions5.3.0
pimcore/pimcore PackagistAll versions5.3.0

Products include Pimcore Pimcore.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14059?

Upgrade pimcore/pimcore to 5.3.0 or later.

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-2018-14059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.

All Pimcore Pimcore vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-276r-24xq-hwg8.

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