CVE-2024-1528 Cross-site Scripting in CMS Made Simple

High 7.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in authenticated users' browsers via unencoded input in the admin interface, potentially hijacking sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1528?

CVE-2024-1528 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple, published on 12 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

CMS Made Simple version 2.2.14, does not sufficiently encode user-controlled input, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability through /admin/moduleinterface.php, in multiple parameters. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send a specially crafted JavaScript payload to an authenticated user and partially hijack their browser session.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1528?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1528?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1528 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-2024-1528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjxq-rqvr-4hp2.

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