🛡️ CVE-2018-16551 — cms
Description
Stored XSS in LavaLite 5.5
LavaLite 5.5 has XSS via a /edit URI, as demonstrated by client/job/job/Zy8PWBekrJ/edit.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2018-16551 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.
Affected software
CVE-2018-16551 is recorded against 1 package.
- lavalite/cms
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 16 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| lavalite/cms | — | — |
References
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