Silverstripe Framework has a Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in error message
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
> [!IMPORTANT] > This vulnerability only affects sites which are in the "dev" environment mode. If your production website is in "dev" mode, it has been misconfigured, and you should immediately swap it to "live" mode. > See https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/developer_guides/debugging/environment_types/ for more information. If a website has been set to the "dev" environment mode, a URL can be provided which includes an XSS payload which will be executed in the resulting error message. ## References - https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2024-002 ## Reported by Gaurav Nayak from [Chaleit](https://chaleit.com/)
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | silverstripe/framework (Packagist) | before 5.3.8 | 5.3.8 | Patch available | GHSA-mqf3-qpc3-g26q |
- silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 5.3.8 Fixed in 5.3.8 Patch available GHSA-mqf3-qpc3-g26q
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mqf3-qpc3-g26q silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 5.3.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-mqf3-qpc3-g26q
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-mqf3-qpc3-g26q
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/commit/a555dad4ec73c929f6316bcb4019eb325a5b77d8
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2024-002
Sources
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