Pagekit
CVE-2022-36573
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pagekit CMS v1.0.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Markdown text box under. 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.
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.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in composer
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Technical ContextAI · show details
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. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pagekit CMS v1.0.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Markdown text box under /blog/post/edit. Affected products include: Pagekit.
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Severity by source
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
DescriptionNVD
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pagekit CMS v1.0.18 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Markdown text box under /blog/post/edit.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Authenticated attackers with low privileges can upload a crafted PHP file to Pagekit CMS 1.0.18 via the /storage/poc.php
Privilege escalation in Pagekit CMS 1.0.18 via an insecure direct object reference (CWE-639) lets an attacker manipulate
A file upload vulnerability exists in the storage feature of pagekit 1.0.18, which allows an attacker to upload maliciou
A CSRF vulnerability in Pagekit 1.0.17 allows an attacker to upload an arbitrary file by removing the CSRF token from a
Privilege escalation to remote code execution in Pagekit CMS 1.0.18 lets an authenticated user holding the 'user: manage
An issue was discovered in Pagekit CMS before 1.0.11. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exp
An issue in Pagekit pagekit v.1.0.18 alows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via thedownloadAction and updateA
Pagekit before 1.0.14 has a /user/login?redirect= open redirect vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vu
In PageKit v1.0.18, a user can upload SVG files in the file upload portion of the CMS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4),
The Reset Password feature in Pagekit 1.0.17 gives a different response depending on whether the e-mail address of a val
Stored XSS in YOOtheme Pagekit 1.0.13 and earlier allows a user to upload malicious code via the picture upload feature.
Pagekit 1.0.18 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in index.php/admin/site/widget. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4
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