Critical severity · published Aug 3, 2023
CVE-2023-36217
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Xoops CMS v.2.5.10 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the category name field of the image manager function
9.0
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Xoops CMS v.2.5.10 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the category name field of the image manager function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XO
Xoops · Xoops
2.5.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36217
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36217
Release Notes
https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/releases/tag/v2.5.10
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51520
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