CVE-2018-18943

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in baserCMS before 4.1.4. In the Register New Category feature of the Upload menu, the category name can be used for XSS via the data[UploaderCategory][name] parameter to an admin/uploader/uploader_categories/edit URI.

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory basercms.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunu11.com/2018/10/31/baserCMS/ third party advisory exploit
https://basercms.net/release/4_1_4 release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18943?
CVE-2018-18943 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18943?
To fix CVE-2018-18943, 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-2018-18943 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18943 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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