XSS in EasyPublish CMS

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

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Advisory ID:	HTB22356
Product:	EasyPublish CMS
Vendor:	Escio AS
Vulnerable Versions:	Current on 23.04.2010 and probably prior
Tested Version:	Current on 23.04.2010
Advisory Publication:	April 23, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	April 23, 2010
Public Disclosure:	May 7, 2010
Latest Update:	April 29, 2010
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:	Medium

CVSSv2 Base Score:	4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered a vulnerability in EasyPublish CMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. 1) Cross-site scripting vulnerability in EasyPublish CMS Input passed via the URL to /index.php is not properly sanitized before being displayed to the user. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Exploitation example: http://host/?%22%3E%3Cb%3E%3Cscript%3Ex=document;alert%28x.cookie%29%3C/scri pt%3E
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22356 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22356 - XSS in EasyPublish CMS [2] EasyPublish CMS - http://www.easypublish.no - EasyPublish CMS is a special solution designed to solve complex tasks. [3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

Previous Security Advisories with CWE-79:

HTB22352: Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Acuity CMS

HTB22354: Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in eliteCMS

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