CVE-2018-25051 JmPotato Pomash editor.html cross site scripting

Low 2.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via article title or content fields in the Pomash editor, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2018-25051?

CVE-2018-25051 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in JmPotato Pomash, published on 28 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in JmPotato Pomash. This affects an unknown part of the file Pomash/theme/clean/templates/editor.html. The manipulation of the argument article.title/content.title/article.tag leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The name of the patch is be1914ef0a6808e00f51618b2de92496a3604415. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216957 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pomash Project Pomash.

How do I fix CVE-2018-25051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25051 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-2018-25051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7m7-fjr4-wvx6.

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