XSS in B3log Symphony

CVE-2018-16249

In Symphony before 3.3.0, there is XSS in the Title under Post. The ID "articleTitle" of this is stored in the "articleTitle" JSON field, and executes a payload when accessing the /member/test/points URI, allowing remote attacks. Any Web script or HTML can be inserted by an admin-authenticated user via a crafted web site name.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16249?
CVE-2018-16249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B3log Symphony, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2019-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-16249?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.