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CVE-2018-16249
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2019-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
In Symphony before 3.3.0, there is XSS in the Title under Post. The ID "articleTitle" of this is stored in the "articleTitle" JSON field, and executes a payload when accessing the /member/test/points URI, allowing remote attacks. Any Web script or HTML can be inserted by an admin-authenticated user via a crafted web site name.
Affected products
- b3log Symphony: before 3.3.0 — fixed in 3.3.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: b3log Symphony 3.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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