CVE-2023-51252
Published: 10 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-51252 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Publiccms Publiccms. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 37.4th 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-2023-55974
Vulnerability details
PublicCMS 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Because files can be uploaded and online preview function is provided, pdf files and html files containing malicious code are uploaded, an XSS popup window is realized through online viewing.
- 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.