BoidCMS up to 2.1.1 /admin?page=media File cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in BoidCMS up to 2.1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin?page=media. Performing a manipulation of the argument File results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-53255. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BoidCMS up to 2.1.1. This affects some unknown functionality of the file /admin?page=media. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

BoidCMS is a free and open-source flat file CMS for building simple websites and blogs, developed using PHP and uses JSON as a database. In affected versions a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the /admin?page=media endpoint in the file parameter, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code. This code could be used to steal the user's session cookie, perform phishing attacks, or deface the website. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-53255 since 11/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed 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.

Upgrading to version 2.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 42f4d703a87f5199bbd701b3495a26c91b9cfab7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• BoidCMS

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• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/BoidCMS/BoidCMS/

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