Monstra CMS 3.0.4 Edit Profile first name/last name cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Monstra CMS 3.0.4. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Edit Profile. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14922. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Monstra CMS 3.0.4 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Edit Profile. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) first name or (2) last name field in the edit profile page.

The bug was discovered 08/06/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2018 as EDB-ID 45156 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14922 since 08/03/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45156). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Monstra

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• CMS

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• 3.0.4

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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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