CVE-2024-44716
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 cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DedeBIZ v6.3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload.
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 confidenceThis is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DedeBIZ v6.3.0 that allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript or HTML through a crafted payload. The malicious script is persisted in the application and executes when other users view the affected content, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing sensitive information.
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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= 6.3.0CVSS 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
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 DedeBIZ versionLocate the version file or check the admin dashboard footer for the installed DedeBIZ version. Common locations include /include/version.php or the system information page in the admin panel.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.3.0, as this is the only affected version listed.
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Identify user input modulesReview the application for features that accept and store user-submitted content, such as article publishing, comments, user profiles, feedback forms, or message boards.Affected if The application has any module that allows unauthenticated or low-privilege users to submit content that gets stored in the database.
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Inspect stored content for unsanitized inputQuery the database tables that store user-generated content (commonly named like dede_archives, dede_comment, dede_feedback, or similar prefix tables) and examine records for HTML or JavaScript tags in fields that should only contain plain text.Affected if Database records contain raw HTML script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handler attributes like onload, onerror, or onclick in text fields.
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Check output encoding in display templatesExamine the template files (typically in /templets/) that render user-submitted content. Look for whether content is passed through encoding functions (such as htmlspecialchars or equivalent) before output.Affected if Templates output user content without proper encoding, allowing stored scripts to execute in browsers of other users viewing the data.
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Review HTTP response headersInspect HTTP responses from the application using browser developer tools or curl to check for Content-Security-Policy headers that might mitigate XSS execution.Affected if No CSP header is present, or CSP allows inline scripts (unsafe-inline), leaving the application vulnerable to XSS exploitation.
You are affected if running DedeBIZ version 6.3.0 and the application stores user input that gets rendered without sanitization or encoding, allowing injected scripts to execute when other users view the content.
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 proper input validation on all user-supplied data combined with context-aware output encoding when rendering content back to users. Consider deploying Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as an additional defense-in-depth measure.
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