miniCMS 1.1 /mc-admin/page.php Date cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in miniCMS 1.1. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file /mc-admin/page.php. The manipulation of the argument Date results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-1000638. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in miniCMS 1.1 (Content Management System). Affected is some unknown processing of the file /mc-admin/page.php. The manipulation of the argument date with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

MiniCMS version 1.1 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in http://example.org/mc-admin/page.php?date={payload} that can result in code injection.

The bug was discovered 08/04/2018. The weakness was released 08/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1000638 since 08/20/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download 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 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:mc-admin/page.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52175). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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08/04/2018 🔍
08/20/2018 +15 days 🔍
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08/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/18/2025 +2523 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 20
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-1000638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123066
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2018 07:15
Updated: 07/18/2025 22:40
Changes: 08/21/2018 07:15 (57), 03/17/2020 08:14 (1), 05/02/2023 16:49 (3), 07/18/2025 22:40 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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