CVE-2015-2250

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in concrete5 before 5.7.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) banned_word[] parameter to index.php/dashboard/system/conversations/bannedwords/success, (2) channel parameter to index.php/dashboard/reports/logs/view, (3) accessType parameter to index.php/tools/required/permissions/access_entity, (4) msCountry parameter to index.php/dashboard/system/multilingual/setup/load_icon, arHandle parameter to (5) design/submit or (6) design in index.php/ccm/system/dialogs/area/design/submit, (7) pageURL to index.php/dashboard/pages/single, (8) SEARCH_INDEX_AREA_METHOD parameter to index.php/dashboard/system/seo/searchindex/updated, (9) unit parameter to index.php/dashboard/system/optimization/jobs/job_scheduled, (10) register_notification_email parameter to index.php/dashboard/system/registration/open/1, or (11) PATH_INFO to index.php/dashboard/extend/connect/.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory concrete5.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131882/Concrete5-5.7.3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74651 vdb entry
https://www.netsparker.com/cve-2015-2250-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities-identified-in-concrete5/ exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/51 mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535531/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.concrete5.org/documentation/developers/5.7/background/version-history/5-7-4-release-notes/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2250?
CVE-2015-2250 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2250?
To fix CVE-2015-2250, 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-2015-2250 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2250 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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