CVE-2023-51246 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2023-51246?

CVE-2023-51246 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2024. 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 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GetSimple CMS 3.3.16 exists when using Source Code Mode as a backend user to add articles via the /admin/edit.php page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51246?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Get-Simple Getsimplecms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-51246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51246 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-2023-51246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2023-46042 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-18191 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2013-10032 GetSimple CMS 3.2.1 Authenticated RCE via Arbitrary PHP File Upload High 8.7
• CVE-2021-47778 GetSimple CMS My SMTP Contact Plugin 1.1.2 - PHP Code Injection High 8.6
• CVE-2021-47860 GetSimple CMS Custom JS 0.1 - CSRF to XSS to RCE High 8.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3fm4-698v-g632.