BigTree CMS up to 4.2.18 save-revision.php Description cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in BigTree CMS up to 4.2.18. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file core\admin\ajax\pages\save-revision.php. This manipulation of the argument Description as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-9448. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in BigTree CMS up to 4.2.18 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file core\admin\ajax\pages\save-revision.php. The manipulation of the argument description as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BigTree CMS through 4.2.18 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description parameter. This issue exists in core\admin\ajax\pages\save-revision.php and core\admin\modules\pages\revisions.php. Low-privileged (administrator) users can attack high-privileged (Developer) users.

The bug was discovered 06/06/2017. The weakness was published 06/06/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9448 since 06/06/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. 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:core\admin\ajax\pages\save-revision.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.

Similar entry is available at VDB-102026. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• BigTree

Name

• CMS

Version

• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.2.17
• 4.2.18

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• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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