CVE-2011-4340 json
Symphony CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
published 2012-02-12 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw , EUVD-2011-4272
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-36280)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-36280 Symphony 2.2.3 - '/symphony/publish/images?filter' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2011-11-01
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | symphonycms/symphony-2 | <2.2.4 |
2.2.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
symphony-cms.com
/download/releases/version/2.2.4/
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/46663
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- mavitunasecurity.com /xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-symphony-cms/
-
seclists.org
/bugtraq/2011/Nov/8
mailing-list, web
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/71106
vdb-entry, web
-
osvdb.org
/76883
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/76882
vdb-entry
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/9
mailing-list, web
-
packetstormsecurity.org
/files/view/106493/symphonycms-sqlxss.txt
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4340
advisory
-
github.com
/symphonycms/symphonycms
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20120614074927/http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-symphony-cms
web
-
symphony-cms.com
/download/releases/version/2.2.4
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-4340
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw
- NVD CVE-2011-4340
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