CVE-2018-17835 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An administrator can inject stored XSS payloads via the Custom Permalink Structure setting, affecting all pages in GetSimple CMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-17835?
CVE-2018-17835 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GetSimple CMS 3.3.15. An administrator can insert stored XSS via the admin/settings.php Custom Permalink Structure parameter, which injects the XSS payload into any page created at the admin/pages.php URI.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17835?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Get-Simple Getsimple Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17835?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17835 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-2018-17835 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17835 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwv6-58gf-r7wp.