Stored script execution via raw biography output
Published Jun 6, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Stored XSS in Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through a crafted biography field on a profile. The profile handler stores the about_me POST value without sanitization, and the profile view returns that value as HTML without output encoding. A registered account and a second profile visit are required, limiting impact to browser-visible data and actions within the visitor's session.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through a crafted biography field on a profile. The profile handler stores the about_me POST value without sanitization, and the profile view returns that value as HTML without output encoding. A registered account and a second profile visit are required, limiting impact to browser-visible data and actions within the visitor's session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-36775
- Published
- Jun 6, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Monstra
- Product
- Monstra CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.0.4
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What is affected?
Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Monstra CMS biography-field stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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