b3log Solo 2.9.3 Publish Articles Menu day Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in b3log Solo 2.9.3 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Publish Articles Menu. This manipulation of the argument day as part of HTTP Request causes cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-16248. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in b3log Solo 2.9.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Publish Articles Menu. The manipulation of the argument tag as part of a HTTP Request leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). 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:

b3log Solo 2.9.3 has XSS in the Input page under the "Publish Articles" menu with an ID of "articleTags" stored in the "tag" JSON field, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Web scripts or HTML via a carefully crafted site name in an admin-authenticated HTTP request.

The weakness was presented 06/20/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-16248 since 08/30/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/30/2018 🔍
06/20/2019 +294 days 🔍
06/20/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/07/2023 +1570 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 12489
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16248 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136783

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2019 22:07
Updated: 10/07/2023 10:10
Changes: 06/20/2019 22:07 (37), 06/26/2020 12:33 (17), 10/07/2023 10:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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