CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8684
6.1 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
Description
Exponent CMS before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict the types of files that can be uploaded, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and possibly have other unspecified impact as demonstrated by uploading a file with an .html extension, then accessing it via the elFinder functionality.
Affected configurations
• exponentcms exponent cms (<= 2.3.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness
References
- https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1323-exponent-cms-235-file-upload-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability Vendor Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136762/Exponent-CMS-2.3.5-File-Upload-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1323-exponent-cms-235-file-upload-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability Vendor Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136762/Exponent-CMS-2.3.5-File-Upload-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry