DedebizApplication

CVE-2024-44716

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-29
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 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 confidence

This 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.

MitigationImplement 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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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
DedebizApplication
Affected:= 6.3.0

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify DedeBIZ version
    Locate 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.
  2. Identify user input modules
    Review 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.
  3. Inspect stored content for unsanitized input
    Query 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.
  4. Check output encoding in display templates
    Examine 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.
  5. Review HTTP response headers
    Inspect 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.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement 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.

Fix this in Dedebiz Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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