CVE-2017-1000467
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLavaLite version 5.2.4 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting vulnerability, within the blog creation page, which can result in disruption of service and execution of javascript code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LavaLite CMS version 5.2.4 within the blog creation page allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code that persists in the database and executes when other users view the compromised blog content.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if LavaLite CMS is installedLocate the LavaLite installation by checking for its typical directory structure or version file, or access the admin login pageAffected if LavaLite CMS is present in the environment
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Verify the installed version is 5.2.4Access the admin dashboard version information or check the version file within the LavaLite installation directoryAffected if The installed version is exactly 5.2.4
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Confirm the blog module is enabledLog into the LavaLite admin panel and navigate to the blog creation section, or check if blog-related routes are accessibleAffected if The blog creation page is accessible and functional
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Inspect database for suspicious blog contentQuery the database tables related to blog posts (such as lite_posts or similar blog tables) for entries containing script tags, javascript:, or other HTML/script elements in title or content fieldsAffected if Malicious script payloads are found stored in blog post records
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Examine blog rendering for XSS vulnerabilitiesCreate a test blog post with a benign payload like <script>alert(1)</script> in the title or content field, then view the post as a regular user to see if the script executesAffected if The payload executes without being escaped when viewed
You are affected if LavaLite CMS version 5.2.4 is installed, the blog module is active, and the blog creation page does not properly sanitize and encode user-supplied content before storing and rendering it.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement robust input validation and output encoding on the blog creation page; remove any existing malicious payloads from the database; apply context-aware escaping for all user-supplied data before rendering.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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