CVE-2024-46996 baserCMS has a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Blog posts Feature
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into baserCMS blog posts, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.
- 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
What is CVE-2024-46996?
CVE-2024-46996 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Basercms Basercms, published on 24 Oct 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
baserCMS is a website development framework. Versions prior to 5.1.2 have a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Blog posts feature. Version 5.1.2 fixes this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46996?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including baserproject/basercms. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
baserproject/basercms Packagist | All versions | 5.1.2 |
baserproject/basercms Packagist | All versions | 5.1.2 |
Products include Basercms Basercms.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46996?
Upgrade baserproject/basercms to 5.1.2 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-2024-46996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-25654 baserCMS File Uploader Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-25655 baserCMS allows any file to be uploaded
- CVE-2017-10842 baserCMS SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2026-30880 baserCMS: OS command injection vulnerability in installer
- CVE-2026-21861 baserCMS: OS Command Injection Leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-66jv-qrm3-vvfg.