NewsBee allows XSS via the Company Name field in the Settings under admin/admin.php.
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
NewsBee allows XSS via the Company Name field in the Settings under admin/admin.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00516 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbee_project:newsbee:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Newsbee Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbee_project:newsbee:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Newsbee Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5687
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwq7-g5wv-68wr
References
More Newsbee Project Newsbee vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03885 SQL injection vulnerability in NewsBee CMS allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-5687 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5687 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cwq7-g5wv-68wr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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