What is CVE-2024-53255?

CVE-2024-53255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boidcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-53255?

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

Is CVE-2024-53255 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Boidcms

CVE-2024-53255

BoidCMS is a free and open-source flat file CMS for building simple websites and blogs, developed using PHP and uses JSON as a database. In affected versions a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the /admin?page=media endpoint in the file parameter, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code. This code could be used to steal the user's session cookie, perform phishing attacks, or deface the website. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Boidcms — versions < 2.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53255?: CVE-2024-53255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boidcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-53255?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-53255 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.