XSS in Xycms Project

CVE-2018-14686

system/edit_book.php in XYCMS 1.7 has stored XSS via a crafted add_do.php request, related to add_book.php.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Xycms_project Xycms — versions 1.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14686?: CVE-2018-14686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xycms Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-14686?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14686 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.