Symphony CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | symphonycms/symphony-2 | < 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4340
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71106
- https://github.com/symphonycms/symphonycms
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120614074927/http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-symphony-cms
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106493/symphonycms-sqlxss.txt
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Nov/8
- http://symphony-cms.com/download/releases/version/2.2.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/9
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
symphonycms/symphony-2- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: symphonycms/symphony-2
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 05.2022 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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