Microweber 1.0.8 Reflected Cross Site Scripting

Microweber 1.0.8 Reflected Cross Site Scripting

Microweber 1.0.8 - Reflected XSS
Advisory Microweber 1.0.8 Reflected Cross Site Scripting

Microweber 1.0.8 - Reflected XSS
Advisory ID: RO-18-008
Severity: Medium
Vendor: Microweber
Product: Microweber CMS
Version: 1.0.8


Overview #

A Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Microweber CMS version 1.0.8. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 1.0.8 and earlier

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit a crafted URL

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to:

Steal admin session cookies
Compromise the CMS installation
Perform actions on behalf of users

Proof of Concept #

Details available upon request.


Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of Microweber that includes proper input sanitization.


References #

Vendor notification sent

Timeline:

[2018-01-01] - Discovered

Credits: Omar Kurt