What is CVE-2018-7205?

CVE-2018-7205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kentico Xperience, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-7205?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Kentico Xperience

CVE-2018-7205

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in "Design" on "Edit device layout" in Kentico 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute malicious JavaScript via a malicious devicename parameter in a link that is entered via the "Pages -> Edit template properties -> Device Layouts -> Create device layout (and edit created device layout) -> Design" screens. NOTE: the vendor has responded that there is intended functionality for authorized users to edit and update ascx code layout

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th 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

Kentico Xperience
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7205?: CVE-2018-7205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kentico Xperience, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-7205?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.