XSS in Virtuemart

CVE-2018-7465

An XSS issue was discovered in VirtueMart before 3.2.14. All the textareas in the backend of the plugin can be closed by simply adding </textarea> to the value and saving the product/config. By editing back the product/config, the editor's browser will execute everything after the </textarea>, leading to a possible XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7465?
CVE-2018-7465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Virtuemart, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-7465?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.