CVE-2024-32344
Published: 17 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-32344 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Cmsimple Cmsimple. Its CVSS base score is 6.8 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 30.6th 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-2024-30162
Vulnerability details
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Settings menu of CMSimple v5.15 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Edit parameter under the Language section.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
XSS vulnerability in CMSimple CMS enables exploitation of public-facing web applications (T1190) and content injection into CMS via crafted script payloads in the Edit parameter (T1659).
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.