Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc-core-admin-editor-previouscolorsjs.php in the FlexCMS 2.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PreviousColorsString parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- FlexCMS 2.5 - 'inc-core-admin-editor-previouscolorsjs.php' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-32254 · webapps · Aug 15, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20080815 FlexCMS <= 2.5 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability mailing-list
- flexcms-previouscolorsjs-xss(44521) vdb-entry
- 4166 third-party-advisory
- 30709 vdb-entry
- 31532 third-party-advisory