The smarty_self function in modules/module_smarty.php in PivotX 2.3.11 mishandles the URI, allowing XSS via vectors involving quotes in the

Affected versions

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

• pivotx pivotx2.3.11

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2017-8402PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors involving an upload of a .htaccess file.
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• CVE-2017-7570PivotX 2.3.11 allows remote authenticated Advanced users to execute arbitrary PHP code by performing an upload with a safe file extension (s
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• CVE-2015-5457PivotX before 2.3.11 does not validate the new file extension when renaming a file with multiple extensions, which allows remote attackers t
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• CVE-2014-0342Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in fileupload.php in PivotX before 2.3.9 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbit
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• CVE-2011-1035The password reset in PivotX before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to modify the passwords of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.
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• CVE-2017-14958lib.php in PivotX 2.3.11 does not properly block uploads of dangerous file types by admin users, which allows remote PHP code execution via
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FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

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

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

1commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.