CVE-2024-7657
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 vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gila CMS 1.10.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cm/update_rows/page?id=2 of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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 exists in Gila CMS 1.10.9 where the `content` parameter in POST requests to `/cm/update_rows/page?id=2` is not properly sanitized before being stored and rendered, allowing injection of malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of users viewing the affected page.
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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= 1.10.9CVSS 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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Confirm installed Gila CMS versionLocate the version file or check the admin dashboard for the CMS version. Typically found in a version.php file or displayed in the admin panel footer.Affected if Installed version is exactly 1.10.9
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Verify admin interface accessibilityCheck if the /cm/admin or /admin路径 is accessible and authentication is properly configured. This endpoint requires admin privileges.Affected if Admin panel is accessible without proper authentication or using default credentials
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Inspect page content in databaseQuery the database (usually SQLite or MySQL) for the pages table and examine the content field for page id=2. Look for unencoded HTML script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handler attributes.Affected if The content field for page id=2 contains unescaped HTML script tags, img onerror attributes, or similar XSS vectors
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Review recent admin activity logsCheck admin activity logs or web server access logs for POST requests to /cm/update_rows/page?id=2 with unusual content parameter values.Affected if Recent POST requests to this endpoint contain XSS payloads in the content parameter
A user is affected if they are running Gila CMS version 1.10.9 AND the page with id=2 contains injected malicious JavaScript that will execute when viewed by other users.
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 and output encoding/sanitization on the content parameter before storage and when rendering. Since the vendor has not responded, consider deploying a WAF rule to filter malicious payloads or manually patching the affected file.
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