CVE-2024-43006
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 · uneditedA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in ZZCMS2023 in the ask/show.php file at line 21. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted POST request to /user/ask_edit.php?action=add, which includes malicious JavaScript code in the 'content' parameter. When a user visits the ask/show_{newsid}.html page, the injected script is executed in the context of the user's browser, leading to potential theft of cookies, session tokens, or other sensitive information.
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 · high confidenceA stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZZCMS2023 allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via the 'content' parameter when submitting forms to /user/ask_edit.php?action=add. The payload persists in the database and executes when users view the affected ask/show_{newsid}.html pages.
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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= 2023CVSS 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:3.1/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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Verify ZZCMS2023 installationCheck your web root for the ZZCMS installation and identify the version file or footer that displays the version numberAffected if The installed version is exactly 2023 ( ZZCMS = 2023 )
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Check if ask_edit.php existsInspect the /user/ directory in your web root for the presence of ask_edit.php fileAffected if The file /user/ask_edit.php exists and is accessible
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Confirm ask module is enabledCheck your ZZCMS configuration or database settings to verify the ask/question module is enabled for user submissionsAffected if The ask functionality is enabled and allows users to submit questions
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Inspect database for stored contentQuery your database (typically MySQL) for entries in the ask-related tables, specifically examining the 'content' field for unsanitized HTML or script tagsAffected if Database contains any content entries with unescaped HTML script tags (<script>, <img onerror=, javascript:, etc.)
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Check ask display pages for output encodingExamine the show.php or template files that render ask/show_{newsid}.html pages to verify if HTML output encoding is applied to user-submitted contentAffected if The content field is displayed without proper HTML encoding/escaping
You are affected if you are running ZZCMS version 2023 with the ask module enabled and have unsanitized content stored in your database that displays without HTML encoding.
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 input validation and sanitization on the 'content' parameter in ask_edit.php, and apply proper HTML output encoding when displaying user-submitted content in show.php to prevent script execution.
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