CVE-2017-14498

Public Exploit

Description

SilverStripe CMS before 3.6.1 has XSS via an SVG document that is mishandled by (1) the Insert Media option in the content editor or (2) an admin/assets/add pathname, as demonstrated by the admin/pages/edit/EditorToolbar/MediaForm/field/AssetUploadField/upload URI, aka issue SS-2017-017.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory silverstripe.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2017/09/14/2 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/commit/25b77a2ff8deabe8e8894002b9a5647eaec27b0a third party advisory
https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/3/changelogs/3.6.1 vendor advisory
https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-installer/commit/c25478bef75cc5482852e80a1fa6f1f0e6460e39 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14498?
CVE-2017-14498 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14498?
To fix CVE-2017-14498, 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-2017-14498 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14498 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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