CVE-2017-6555 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /admin/moduleinterface.php in CMS Made Simple 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the m1_description parameter (aka "Design Manager > Categories > Category Description").

Published: 2017-03-09

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cmsmadesimple:cms_made_simple:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15611	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /admin/moduleinterface.php in CMS Made Simple 2.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the m1_description parameter (aka "Design Manager > Categories > Category Description").

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00607.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.daimacn.com/?id=7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96933

History

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Subscriptions

Cmsmadesimple Cms Made Simple

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-09T09:26:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:20.187Z

Reserved: 2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6555

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-09T09:59:00.300

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:22:33.723

Link: CVE-2017-6555

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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