CVE-2018-7261 radiant vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Persistent XSS in Radiant CMS allows attackers to inject scripts via user preferences and configuration fields, 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-2018-7261?

CVE-2018-7261 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 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

There are multiple Persistent XSS vulnerabilities in Radiant CMS 1.1.4. They affect Personal Preferences (Name and Username) and Configuration (Site Title, Dev Site Domain, Page Parts, and Page Fields).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7261?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
radiant RubyGemsAll versionsNone
radiant RubyGemsAll versionsNone

Products include Radiantcms Radiant Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7261 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-2018-7261 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7261 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gp82-xr77-88f4.

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