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Phpfusion CVE-2021-40541

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2021-10-11 cve@mitre.org
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Oct 11, 2021 - 14:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the preg patterns filter html tag without "//" in descript() function An authenticated user can trigger XSS by appending "//" in the end of text.

AnalysisAI

PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the preg patterns filter html tag without "//" in descript() function An authenticated user can trigger XSS by appending "//" in the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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. PHPFusion 9.03.110 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the preg patterns filter html tag without "//" in descript() function An authenticated user can trigger XSS by appending "//" in the end of text. Affected products include: Php-Fusion Phpfusion.

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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