ChemCMS 1.0.6 Settings website information cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ChemCMS 1.0.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Settings. The manipulation of the argument website information leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-16346. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ChemCMS 1.0.6. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Settings. The manipulation of the argument website information 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:

ChemCMS 1.0.6 has XSS via the "setting -> website information" field.

The bug was discovered 07/30/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16346 since 09/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 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.

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/30/2018 🔍
09/02/2018 +33 days 🔍
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09/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/20/2020 +564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16346 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16346
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123497

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2018 06:56
Updated: 03/20/2020 07:31
Changes: 09/03/2018 06:56 (56), 03/20/2020 07:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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