Low

Silverstripe admin XSS Vulnerability via WYSIWYG editor

  • Disclosed: 22.05.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

It is possible for a bad actor with access to the CMS to make use of onmouseover or onmouseout attributes in the WYSIWYG editor to embed malicious javascript.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package silverstripe/admin >= 1.0.3, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 1.0.4, 1.1.1

References

CVSS score 3.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Composer
Package
silverstripe/admin
Disclosed
22.05.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-779c-7w4p-2c4g - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: silverstripe/admin

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
8
First → latest
10.2021 05.2024
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 7
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 2
  3. 2023: 3
  4. 2024: 2
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Silverstripe admin XSS Vulnerability via WYSIWYG editor this entry
    Low · 3.8 ghsa-779c-7w4p-2c4g >= 1.0.3, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 1.0.4, 1.1.1
  2. Medium · 4.3 CVE-2023-49783 >= 1.0.0, < 1.13.19, >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.8 1.13.19, 2.1.8
  3. Medium ghsa-jxcx-3h54-qqxx >= 1.0.0, < 1.13.6 1.13.6
  4. Medium · 5.4 ghsa-wqm8-jx8r-8rcq < 1.12.7 1.12.7
  5. Medium · 5.4 CVE-2022-38146 >= 1.0.0, < 1.11.3 1.11.3
  6. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2019-12205 < 1.3.5 1.3.5
  7. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2021-36150 >= 1.0.0, < 1.8.1 1.8.1

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