CVE-2018-20682 Fork CMS XSS Vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Fork CMS allows attackers to inject scripts via the Facebook admin IDs setting, potentially leading to session hijacking or 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
None listed

What is CVE-2018-20682?

CVE-2018-20682 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Fork CMS 5.0.6 allows stored XSS via the private/en/settings facebook_admin_ids parameter (aka "Admin ids" input in the Facebook section).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20682?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
forkcms/forkcms PackagistAll versions to 5.0.6None
forkcms/forkcms PackagistAll versions to 5.0.6None

Products include Fork-Cms Fork Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20682?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20682 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-2018-20682 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20682 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcmj-xjhg-wvhq.

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