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Jeesns CVE-2018-12429

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2018-07-18 cve@mitre.org
5.4
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jul 18, 2018 - 16:29 nvd
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

JEESNS through 1.2.1 allows XSS attacks by ordinary users who publish articles containing a crafted payload in order to capture an administrator cookie.

AnalysisAI

JEESNS through 1.2.1 allows XSS attacks by ordinary users who publish articles containing a crafted payload in order to capture an administrator cookie. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. JEESNS through 1.2.1 allows XSS attacks by ordinary users who publish articles containing a crafted payload in order to capture an administrator cookie. Affected products include: Jeesns. Version information: through 1.2.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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