paragbagul111/cve-2024-33210A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Flatpress 1.3. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in Flatpress 1.3. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
Vulnerability Type: Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Vendor of Product:
flatpress CMS
Affected Product Code Base:
Flatpress v1.3 - will be fixed in FlatPress version 1.3.
Affected Component: URL
CVE Impact Other: An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of a user's browser, potentially leading to various malicious activities such as stealing sensitive information, session hijacking, or spreading malware.
Reference: https://medium.com/@Parag_Bagul/preventing-cross-site-scripting-xss-attacks-with-the-html-special-characters-function-in-php-1b9db17bcdb4 https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/
POC:
1.Access the following URL: http://127.0.0.1/flatpress-1.2.1/admin.php?p=entry&entry=bmnik"onmouseover="alert(1)"style="position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;top:0;left:0;"vqtz3&action=write
2.Replace "127.0.0.1" with the domain name of the target website.
3.Inject the malicious script to trigger the XSS vulnerability.
Video POC: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CpVab51tsM-JXvgeSPzljhWbd91OTbxF/view
Discoverer: Parag Bagul
