CVE-2024-53255 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-53255: Reflected Cross-site Scripting in /admin?page=media via file Parameter in BoidCMS

Vendor Boidcms
Product BoidCMS
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 25, 2024
Last update November 25, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

BoidCMS is a free and open-source flat file CMS for building simple websites and blogs, developed using PHP and uses JSON as a database. In affected versions a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the /admin?page=media endpoint in the file parameter, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code. This code could be used to steal the user's session cookie, perform phishing attacks, or deface the website. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 25, 2024 CVE published
November 25, 2024 Record updated