What is CVE-2019-15228?

CVE-2019-15228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-15228?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

CVE-2019-15228

FUEL CMS 1.4.4 has XSS in the Create Blocks section of the Admin console. This could lead to cookie stealing and other malicious actions. This vulnerability can be exploited with an authenticated account but can also impact unauthenticated visitors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-08-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.sevenlayers.com/index.php/237-fuelcms-1-4-4-xss (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/issues/536 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15228?: CVE-2019-15228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-15228?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.