Administrator cookie theft via stored registration XSS
Published Apr 4, 2023 · Updated Feb 14, 2025
Stored cross-site scripting in KiteCMS 1.1 allows remote attackers to run script in an administrator's browser through a registration value. The public report states that attacker-controlled registration content is stored and later displayed to an administrator, but it does not identify the responsible function or template. Exploitation requires an administrator to view the injected content and allows disclosure of the administrator cookie and access to the management interface.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in KiteCMS 1.1 allows remote attackers to run script in an administrator's browser through a registration value. The public report states that attacker-controlled registration content is stored and later displayed to an administrator, but it does not identify the responsible function or template. Exploitation requires an administrator to view the injected content and allows disclosure of the administrator cookie and access to the management interface.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-20522
- Published
- Apr 4, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- KiteCMS stored XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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