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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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A flaw has been found in MaxSite CMS up to 109.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component down_count Plugin. This manipulation of the argument f_file/f_prefix causes cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 109.4 is able to resolve this issue. Patch name: 8a3946bd0a54bfb72a4d57179fcd253f2c550cd7. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was informed early about this issue. They classify it as a "Self-XSS". They deployed a countermeasure: "Nevertheless, we consider this a violation of secure coding standards. The lack of filtering via htmlspecialchars() has already been fixed in the latest patch to prevent incorrect data display."
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in MaxSite CMS up to version 109.3 affects the down_count plugin, where unsanitized input in the f_file and f_prefix parameters allows authenticated high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts via remote network access with user interaction. The vendor classifies this as self-XSS due to high privilege requirements (PR:H) and user interaction (UI:P), but the lack of output encoding via htmlspecialchars() represents a secure coding violation. Publicly available exploit code exists, and a patch is available in version 109.4.
Technical ContextAI
MaxSite CMS is a content management system written in PHP. The vulnerability resides in the down_count plugin component, which processes user-supplied input through the f_file and f_prefix parameters without proper output encoding. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), specifically a failure to apply htmlspecialchars() or equivalent HTML entity encoding to untrusted data before rendering it in the HTTP response. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:maxsite:cms indicates this affects the MaxSite CMS application across versions prior to 109.4. The vendor's countermeasure confirms the fix involves adding htmlspecialchars() filtering to prevent script injection through parameter manipulation.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: MaxSite CMS version 109.4. Administrators should immediately upgrade from any version 109.3 or earlier to version 109.4, which includes htmlspecialchars() filtering to prevent XSS injection in the down_count plugin's f_file and f_prefix parameters. The patch can be obtained from the official GitHub repository at https://github.com/maxsite/cms/releases/tag/v109. For organizations unable to upgrade immediately, temporary mitigation includes restricting high-privilege user roles to trusted administrators only and implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing HTML/script tags in the f_file and f_prefix parameters; however, this does not address the underlying vulnerability and users may still be able to craft encoded or obfuscated payloads that bypass simple filters.
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