Vulnerability · Published Aug 28, 2020 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2020-15159Cross Site Scripting leading to RCE in baserCMS

High 7.6

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in basercms from baserproject. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

baserCMS 4.3.6 and earlier is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and Remote Code Execution (RCE). This may be executed by logging in as a system administrator and uploading an executable script file such as a PHP file.The affected components are ThemeFilesController.php and UploaderFilesController.php. This is fixed in version 4.3.7.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Packagistbaserproject/basercms4.3.7GHSA-673x-f5wx-fxpw

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
baserproject basercms unspecified – before < 4.3.7

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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