Kirby V2.5.12 is prone to a Persistent XSS attack via the Title of the "Site options" in…
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
Kirby V2.5.12 is prone to a Persistent XSS attack via the Title of the "Site options" in the admin panel dashboard dropdown.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0067 52nd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16623
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vxc-f4m6-vwxh
References
More getkirby Kirby vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-17440 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Profile Image module of Kirby CMS v4.1.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-17439 An HTML injection vulnerability exists in the Edit Content Layout module of Kirby CMS… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-23396 Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-17441 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Edit Content Layout module of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-10413 An issue was discovered in Kirby 2.5.12. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-17438 Kirby CMS v4.1.0 was discovered to contain a reflected self-XSS vulnerability via the URL parameter. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2018-16623 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16623 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3vxc-f4m6-vwxh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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