CMS Made Simple 2.2.7 Article moduleinterface.php m1_extra cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/moduleinterface.php of the component Article Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument m1_extra as part of Parameter can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-18271. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CMS Made Simple 2.2.7 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file admin/moduleinterface.php of the component Article Handler. The manipulation of the argument m1_extra 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. CVE summarizes:

XSS exists in CMS Made Simple version 2.2.7 via the m1_extra parameter in an admin/moduleinterface.php "Content-->News-->Add Article" action.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18271 since 10/12/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 13
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125302
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2018 08:24
Updated: 05/25/2023 12:07
Changes: 10/13/2018 08:24 (59), 04/02/2020 10:32 (1), 05/25/2023 12:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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