Symphony up to 3.2.x Title /member/test/points articleTitle Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symphony up to 3.2.x and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /member/test/points of the component Title Handler. Such manipulation of the argument articleTitle leads to cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16249. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symphony up to 3.2.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file /member/test/points of the component Title Handler. The manipulation of the argument articleTitle with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). 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. CVE summarizes:

In Symphony before 3.3.0, there is XSS in the Title under Post. The ID "articleTitle" of this is stored in the "articleTitle" JSON field, and executes a payload when accessing the /member/test/points URI, allowing remote attacks. Any Web script or HTML can be inserted by an admin-authenticated user via a crafted web site name.

The weakness was shared 06/20/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16249 since 08/30/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 3.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Symphony 3.3.0

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 729
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16249 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16249
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136784

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2019 22:07
Updated: 10/07/2023 10:15
Changes: 06/20/2019 22:07 (39), 06/26/2020 12:36 (17), 10/07/2023 10:15 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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