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Silverstripe XSS Vulnerabilities

  • Disclosed: 17.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SilverStripe 2.3.x before 2.3.13 and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via

  1. a crafted string to the AbsoluteLinks
  2. BigSummary
  3. ContextSummary
  4. EscapeXML
  5. FirstParagraph
  6. FirstSentence
  7. Initial
  8. LimitCharacters
  9. LimitSentences
  10. LimitWordCount
  11. LimitWordCountXML
  12. Lower
  13. LowerCase
  14. NoHTML
  15. Summary
  16. Upper
  17. UpperCase, or
  18. URL method in a template,

different vectors than CVE-2012-0976.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package silverstripe/framework >= 2.3, < 2.3.13, >= 2.4, < 2.4.7 2.3.13, 2.4.7

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Composer
Package
silverstripe/framework
Disclosed
17.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v358-rvxr-wffx - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: silverstripe/framework

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (93) in the archive
Total entries
93
First → latest
11.2019 08.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3
  • High 13
  • Medium 69
  • Low 8

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. silverstripe/framework has potential SQL Injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL database connector
    High · 8.8 ghsa-265q-222x-52m6 >= 4.0.0-rc1, < 4.0.6, >= 4.1.0-rc1, < 4.1.4, >= 4.2.0-rc1, < 4.2.3 4.0.6, 4.1.4, 4.2.3
  2. silverstripe/framework has possible denial of service attack vector when flushing
    High · 7.5 ghsa-cwgq-83w5-8jfq >= 4.0.0-rc1, < 4.0.5, >= 4.1.0-rc1, < 4.1.3, >= 4.2.0-rc1, < 4.2.2 4.0.5, 4.1.3, 4.2.2
  3. silverstripe/framework allows upload of dangerous file types
    High · 8.8 ghsa-vcg6-8fxc-x5cq >= 3.6.5-rc1, < 3.6.6, >= 4.0.3-rc1, < 4.0.4, >= 4.1.0-rc1, < 4.1.1 3.6.6, 4.0.4, 4.1.1
  4. silverstripe/framework code execution vulnerability
    High · 7.5 ghsa-vgxh-x8jv-hmff >= 4.0.3-rc1, < 4.0.4, >= 4.1.0-rc1, < 4.1.1 4.0.4, 4.1.1
  5. silverstripe/framework BackURL validation bypass with malformed URLs
    High · 7.5 ghsa-m5q3-mvcr-gc5m >= 4.0.0-rc1, < 4.0.4, >= 4.1.0-rc1, < 4.1.1 4.0.4, 4.1.1
  6. silverstripe/framework SQL injection in full text search
    High · 8.8 ghsa-xx4r-5265-48j6 >= 3.5.0-rc1, < 3.5.6, >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.3, >= 4.0.0-rc1, < 4.0.1 3.5.6, 3.6.3, 4.0.1
  7. silverstripe/framework CSV Excel Macro Injection
    High · 8.0 ghsa-mqjc-x563-c9q8 >= 3.5.0-rc1, < 3.5.6, >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.3, >= 4.0.0-rc1, < 4.0.1 3.5.6, 3.6.3, 4.0.1
  8. silverstripe/framework vulnerable to user enumeration via timing attack on login and password reset forms
    High ghsa-7m2v-x7rg-5hm5 >= 3.5.0-rc1, < 3.5.5, >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.2 3.5.5, 3.6.2
  9. silverstripe/framework's User-Agent header not correctly invalidating user session
    High · 7.5 ghsa-4qx8-j9vh-2628 >= 3.5.0-rc1, < 3.5.6, >= 3.6.0-rc1, < 3.6.3 3.5.6, 3.6.3
  10. Silverstripe Brute force bypass on default admin
    Critical · 9.1 ghsa-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 >= 3.1.18, < 3.1.19, >= 3.2.3, < 3.2.4, >= 3.3.1, < 3.3.2 3.1.19, 3.2.4, 3.3.2
  11. Silverstripe X-Forwarded-Host request hostname injection
    High · 7.2 ghsa-25gq-jvx2-vg9x >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.13 3.1.13
  12. Blind SQL Injection via GridFieldSortableHeader
    High · 8.8 CVE-2022-38148 >= 4.0.0, < 4.10.11, >= 4.11.0, < 4.11.14 4.10.11, 4.11.14
  13. Silverstripe CMS information disclosure
    High · 7.5 CVE-2020-6164 >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.7, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.4 4.4.7, 4.5.4
  14. SilverStripe Folders migrated from 3.x may be unsafe to upload to
    High · 7.5 CVE-2020-9280 >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.6 4.4.6
  15. Silverstripe XSS Vulnerabilities this entry
    Medium CVE-2012-4968 >= 2.3, < 2.3.13, >= 2.4, < 2.4.7 2.3.13, 2.4.7
  16. Silverstripe Framework SQLi Vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-5715 >= 3.0.0, < 3.6.7, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.7, >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.3, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.5, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.4, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 3.6.7, 4.0.7, 3.7.3, 4.1.5, 4.2.4, 4.3.1
  17. Missing warning can lead to unauthenticated admin access in SilverStripe
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-12204 >= 4.1.0, < 4.3.5 4.3.5

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