HumhubApplication

CVE-2017-20026

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-06-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.1.1 or later.
See remediation →
68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Patch available

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 · unedited
A vulnerability has been found in HumHub up to 1.0.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Reflected). The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.1.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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.

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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
HumhubApplication
Affected:< 1.1.1

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.1.1 or later
Fixed in 1.1.1
Vendor patch seclists.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

HumHub 1.1.1

  1. Back up your HumHub database and file system before upgrading
  2. Download HumHub version 1.1.1 from the official HumHub repository at github.com/humhub/humhub
  3. Replace the existing HumHub installation files with the new version 1.1.1 files
  4. Run any database migration scripts included in the upgrade (typically via the command line: php yii migrate/up)
  5. Clear any application caches
  6. Verify the application functions correctly after the upgrade
  7. Confirm the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the affected input fields
Caveat Standard upgrade may require testing; review release notes for migration notes between 1.0.x and 1.1.x

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