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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-50803
CVE-2024-50803:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The mediapool feature of the Redaxo Core CMS application v5.17.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows remote attackers to escalate privileges. The vulnerability was discovered in September 2024 and was assigned identifier CVE-2024-50803. This security issue affects Redaxo versions prior to 5.18.0 (Github).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) issue that allows attackers with sufficient privileges to upload malicious SVG files through the mediapool feature. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation when successfully exploited. An attacker could potentially execute arbitrary web scripts in the context of other users' sessions, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data manipulation (Github).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Redaxo version 5.18.0. Users are advised to update their Redaxo installations to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Github).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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