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CVE-2023-5910· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

PopojiCMS Web Config install.php cross site scripting

A vulnerability was found in PopojiCMS 2.0.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file install.php of the component Web Config. The manipulation of the argument Site Title with the input <script>alert(1)</script> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-244229 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 1, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 35th percentile
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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.1
CNA · VulDB
2.6
3.5 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
popojicmspopojicms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • popojicms popojicms2.0.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a PopojiCMS

    • 2.0.1affected

Same product

popojicms: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-18934An issue was discovered in PopojiCMS v2.0.1.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-47766PopojiCMS v2.0.1 backend plugin function has a file upload vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2019-9549An issue was discovered in PopojiCMS v2.0.1.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-18935An issue was discovered in PopojiCMS v2.0.1.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2024-58284PopojiCMS 2.0.1 Remote Command Execution via Authenticated Metadata Settings
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2018-18936An issue was discovered in PopojiCMS v2.0.1.
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

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Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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