CVE-2018-16249: b3log symphony Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16249 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in b3log symphony. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-06-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')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.