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SilverStripe comments module includes version of jQuery vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

  • Disclosed: 27.05.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The silverstripe/comments module, the cwp/starter-theme and the cwp/watea-theme include an outdated version of jQuery by default, which contains XSS vulnerabilities if user input is used in certain contexts. Though no known exploit has been found for these in the existing usage, user customisation to these themes could have made them exploitable.

CWP 2.0.0 has been released with the fixed cwp/stater-theme and silverstripe/comments module, and SilverStripe 4.2.0 will be released with the fixed silverstripe-themes/simple theme.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package silverstripe/comments >= 1.3.0, < 3.1.1 3.1.1

References

CVSS score 4.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Composer
Package
silverstripe/comments
Disclosed
27.05.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-frm9-7pm9-5rgc - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: silverstripe/comments

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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