CVE-2023-51246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GetSimple CMS 3.3.16 exists when using Source Code Mode as a backend user to add articles via the /admin/edit.php page.

Published: 2024-01-08

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:get-simple:getsimplecms:3.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-55968	A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GetSimple CMS 3.3.16 exists when using Source Code Mode as a backend user to add articles via the /admin/edit.php page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00196.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/NING0121/25498c5326c2590423b26ace38d2cf39
https://github.com/NING0121/CVE/issues/1

History

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Get-simple Getsimplecms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-16T18:43:18.294Z

Reserved: 2023-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-51246

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:32:09.193Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T20:15:44.723

Modified: 2025-06-16T19:15:25.843

Link: CVE-2023-51246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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