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NewsLister Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Panel

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • NewsLister <= 1.0

CWE
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS
5.1
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Credit
Emre Aslan
Description
NewsLister contains an authenticated persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts through the title parameter in the news addition interface. Attackers can inject JavaScript payloads via the title field in the admin panel that execute when news items are viewed by other users.

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