WUZHI CMS 2.0 index.php f cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WUZHI CMS 2.0. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument f as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-17832. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WUZHI CMS 2.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument f 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:

XSS exists in WUZHI CMS 2.0 via the index.php v or f parameter.

The bug was discovered 05/20/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cxsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17832 since 09/30/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 134 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (45514). The entry VDB-124628 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/20/2018 🔍
09/30/2018 +132 days 🔍
10/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
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10/01/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +2521 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cxsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17832 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17832
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124627
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2018 14:25
Updated: 08/26/2025 19:48
Changes: 10/01/2018 14:25 (61), 03/28/2020 11:52 (4), 08/26/2025 19:48 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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