CVE-2011-5255

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/login in X3 CMS 0.4.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) PATH_INFO, (2) username, or (3) password parameter.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.infoserve.de/system/files/advisories/INFOSERVE-ADV2011-04.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51346 vdb entry
http://www.x3cms.net/en/news/article/dae363948eb4b27f8b02a84ca054c3fc/release_0.4.3.1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72279 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0066.html mailing list exploit
http://x3cms.bzr.sourceforge.net/bzr/x3cms/revision/977
http://x3cms.bzr.sourceforge.net/bzr/x3cms/revision/984
http://secunia.com/advisories/46748 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/78220 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-5255?
CVE-2011-5255 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-5255?
To fix CVE-2011-5255, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-5255 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-5255 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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