Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Edit-X CMS

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

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Advisory ID:	HTB22542
Product:	Edit-X CMS
Vendor:	Edit-X, Inc.
Vulnerable Versions:	Current on 27.07.2010 and probably prior
Tested Version:	Current on 27.07.2010
Advisory Publication:	July 27, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	July 27, 2010
Public Disclosure:	August 10, 2010
Latest Update:	July 28, 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 vulnerability in Edit-X CMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks. 1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Edit-X CMS The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "search_text" parameter in index.php, when parameter "w" is set. 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/index.php?w=5&search_text=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.coo kie%29%3C/script%3E
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22542 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22542 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Edit-X CMS [2] Edit-X CMS - www.edit-x.com - Edit-X PHP CMS allows you to develop professional PHP websites. [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:

HTB22538: Script Insertion Vulnerability in Eden Platform

HTB22528: Multiple Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in allinta CMS

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