CVE-2025-29710
📋 TL;DR
SourceCodester Company Website CMS 1.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the /dashboard/Services endpoint. This allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when viewing affected pages. Organizations using this specific CMS version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Company Website CMS
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Session hijacking leading to unauthorized administrative access, website defacement, or credential theft.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and output encoding, though some risk remains.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to the dashboard (typically authenticated), but XSS payloads can affect other users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Output Encoding
allImplement proper input validation and HTML encoding for all user inputs in the Services functionality.
Modify PHP files to use htmlspecialchars() or similar functions on output
Content Security Policy (CSP)
allImplement a strict Content Security Policy header to mitigate XSS impact.
Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'" in .htaccess or server config
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to /dashboard/Services endpoint using IP whitelisting or authentication requirements
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by submitting a simple XSS payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> to the Services input fields and check if it executes when viewing the page.Check Version:
Check CMS version in admin panel or configuration files; typically found in readme.txt or version.php files.Verify Fix Applied:
After implementing fixes, test with the same XSS payloads to ensure they are properly sanitized and don't execute.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /dashboard/Services with script tags or JavaScript code
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by Services modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing common XSS payload patterns to the vulnerable endpoint
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/dashboard/Services" AND (request_body CONTAINS "<script>" OR request_body CONTAINS "javascript:"))