CMS Made Simple 2.2.7 Article moduleinterface.php m1_news_url cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.7 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality of the file admin/moduleinterface.php of the component Article Handler. The manipulation of the argument m1_news_url as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

XSS exists in CMS Made Simple version 2.2.7 via the m1_news_url parameter in an admin/moduleinterface.php "Content-->News-->Add Article" action.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2018. The weakness was released 10/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-18270 since 10/12/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin/moduleinterface.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 125302.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Advisory: 12
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18270 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2018 08:23 AM
Updated: 05/25/2023 11:59 AM
Changes: 10/13/2018 08:23 AM (59), 04/02/2020 10:26 AM (1), 05/25/2023 11:59 AM (3)
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