CVE-2021-32735 HIGH

CVE-2021-32735: Cross-site scripting (XSS) from field and configuration text displayed in the Panel

Vendor Getkirby
Product kirby
Weakness CWE-80 · XSS · basic
Published July 2, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Kirby is a content management system. In Kirby CMS versions 3.5.5 and 3.5.6, the Panel's `ListItem` component (used in the pages and files section for example) displayed HTML in page titles as it is. This could be used for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Malicious authenticated Panel users can escalate their privileges if they get access to the Panel session of an admin user. Visitors without Panel access can use the attack vector if the site allows changing site data from a frontend form. Kirby 3.5.7 patches the vulnerability. As a partial workaround, site administrators can protect against attacks from visitors without Panel access by validating or sanitizing provided data from the frontend form.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated