CVE-2017-9609 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackcat CMS 1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackcat CMS 1.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the map_language parameter to backend/pages/lang_settings.php.
Published
2017-07-17T21:29:00.697
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackcat CMS 1.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the map_language parameter to backend/pages/lang_settings.php.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-07-17T21:29:00.697
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143103/Blackcat-CMS-1.2-Cross-Site-Scriptin…
- github.com — https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS/issues/373
- github.com — https://github.com/faizzaidi/Blackcat-cms-v1.2-xss-POC-by-Provensec-llc
- packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143103/Blackcat-CMS-1.2-Cross-Site-Scriptin…
- github.com — https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS/issues/373
- github.com — https://github.com/faizzaidi/Blackcat-cms-v1.2-xss-POC-by-Provensec-llc
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