CVE-2023-43879
Published: 28 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-43879 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Ritecms Ritecms. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 47.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-48240
Vulnerability details
Rite CMS 3.0 has a Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted payload into the Global Content Blocks in the Administration Menu.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.