# CVE-2023-3542: ThinuTech ThinuCMS contact.php cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the name or body parameters in the contact form of ThinuCMS.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jh3g-5wrv-vfv4

## What is CVE-2023-3542?

CVE-2023-3542 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThinuTech ThinuCMS, published on 7 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in ThinuTech ThinuCMS 1.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /contact.php. The manipulation of the argument name/body leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. VDB-233294 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3542?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Thinutech Thinu-Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ThinuTech ThinuCMS

- [CVE-2023-3528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3528/): ThinuTech ThinuCMS category.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-3541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3541/): ThinuTech ThinuCMS author_posts.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3542 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3542 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThinuTech ThinuCMS, published on 7 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ThinuTech ThinuCMS. 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-2023-3542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3542/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3542
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3542
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3542

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3542/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.