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Winter CVE-2023-52083

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-12-28 security-advisories@github.com
4.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
4.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 28, 2023 - 23:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Winter is a free, open-source content management system. Prior to 1.2.4, users with the media.manage_media permission can upload files to the Media Manager and rename them after uploading. Previously, media manager files were only sanitized on upload, not on renaming, which could have allowed a stored XSS attack. This issue has been patched in v1.2.4.

AnalysisAI

Winter is a free, open-source content management system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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. Winter is a free, open-source content management system. Prior to 1.2.4, users with the media.manage_media permission can upload files to the Media Manager and rename them after uploading. Previously, media manager files were only sanitized on upload, not on renaming, which could have allowed a stored XSS attack. This issue has been patched in v1.2.4. Affected products include: Wintercms Winter. Version information: Prior to 1.2.4.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. 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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CVE-2023-52083 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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