CVE-2019-7168 Croogo vulnerable to XSS in Blog field

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the Croogo CMS blog field via stored XSS, 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
Available

What is CVE-2019-7168?

CVE-2019-7168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A stored-self XSS exists in Croogo through v3.0.5, allowing an attacker to execute HTML or JavaScript code in a vulnerable Blog field to /admin/nodes/nodes/add/blog.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7168?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
croogo/croogo PackagistAll versions3.0.7
croogo/croogo PackagistAll versions3.0.7

Products include Croogo Croogo.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7168?

Upgrade croogo/croogo to 3.0.7 or later.

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-2019-7168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9f9r-w3xq-f722.

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