Stored script execution via unsanitized site name
Published Dec 21, 2023 · Updated Jun 15, 2025
Stored cross-site scripting in Automad 1.10.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute injected script through the site name. SharedController saves the sitename value, and packages\standard\templates\post.php renders it without adequate output neutralization. Only the sole highest-privileged administrator can set the value, so GitHub withdrew its advisory because no separate lower-privileged victim exists.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in Automad 1.10.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute injected script through the site name. SharedController saves the sitename value, and packages\standard\templates\post.php renders it without adequate output neutralization. Only the sole highest-privileged administrator can set the value, so GitHub withdrew its advisory because no separate lower-privileged victim exists.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-7035
- Published
- Dec 21, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Automad
- Product
- Automad
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-94, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.10.0
- Affected versionversion=1.10.1
- Affected versionversion=1.10.2
- Affected versionversion=1.10.3
- Affected versionversion=1.10.4
- Affected versionversion=1.10.5
- Affected versionversion=1.10.6
- Affected versionversion=1.10.7
- Affected versionversion=1.10.8
- Affected versionversion=1.10.9
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Automad CMS stored cross-site scripting proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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