CVE-2024-7300 Bolt CMS Showcase Creation showcases cross site scripting

What is CVE-2024-7300?

CVE-2024-7300 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bolt CMS, published on 31 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Bolt CMS 3.7.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file /bolt/editcontent/showcases of the component Showcase Creation Handler. The manipulation of the argument title/textarea leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed that the affected release tree is end-of-life.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7300?

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

Products include Boltcms Bolt.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7300 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-2024-7300 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7300 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Bolt CMS

• CVE-2022-31321 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2019-10874 Bolt Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) High 8.8
• CVE-2019-9185 Bolt Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type High 8.8
• CVE-2020-4040 CSRF issue on preview pages in Bolt CMS High 8.6
• CVE-2025-34086 Bolt CMS Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Profile Injection and File Rename High 7.5

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-xhqw-4hcq-fcvr.