CVE-2023-51252 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

PublicCMS 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Because files can be uploaded and online preview function is provided, pdf files and html files containing malicious code are uploaded, an XSS popup window is realized through online viewing.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00165.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Publiccms	Publiccms

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:publiccms:publiccms:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-55974	PublicCMS 4.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). Because files can be uploaded and online preview function is provided, pdf files and html files containing malicious code are uploaded, an XSS popup window is realized through online viewing.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/sanluan/PublicCMS/issues/79

History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-20T15:56:54.896Z

Reserved: 2023-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-51252

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:32:10.171Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-10T09:15:44.340

Modified: 2025-06-20T16:15:26.100

Link: CVE-2023-51252

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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