CMS Made Simple 2.2.5 moduleinterface.php m1_messages cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in CMS Made Simple 2.2.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/moduleinterface.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument m1_messages as part of Parameter results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5964. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.5 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the file admin/moduleinterface.php. The manipulation of the argument m1_messages as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.5 has XSS in admin/moduleinterface.php via the m1_messages parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2018. The weakness was presented 01/25/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5964 since 01/21/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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.

See VDB-112444 and VDB-112442 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/21/2018 🔍
01/22/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2018 +3 days 🔍
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01/26/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2023 +1833 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 146034
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112443
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2018 07:56
Updated: 02/02/2023 17:28
Changes: 01/26/2018 07:56 (60), 12/27/2019 16:57 (1), 02/02/2023 17:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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