# CVE-2018-7205: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute malicious JavaScript via a crafted link in the device layout editor, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9ffc-9g8j-xmm8

## What is CVE-2018-7205?

CVE-2018-7205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kentico Xperience, published on 20 Feb 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in "Design" on "Edit device layout" in Kentico 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute malicious JavaScript via a malicious devicename parameter in a link that is entered via the "Pages -> Edit template properties -> Device Layouts -> Create device layout (and edit created device layout) -> Design" screens.  NOTE: the vendor has responded that there is intended functionality for authorized users to edit and update ascx code layout

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kentico Xperience.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kentico Xperience

- [CVE-2025-2746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2746/): Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-2747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2747/): Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-10068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10068/): Kentico Xperience Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-2749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2749/): Kentico Xperience Path Traversal (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-17736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17736/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kentico Xperience, published on 20 Feb 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kentico Xperience. 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-2018-7205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.