PACKETSTORM

📄 Cockpit CMS 0.13.0 Cross Site Scripting_PACKETSTORM:214755

Description

Multiple reflected cross site scripting vulnerabilities exist in Cockpit CMS version 0.13.0. The vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This issue is older research added to the archive...
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Basic Information

ID PACKETSTORM:214755
Published Feb 2, 2026 at 00:00

Affected Product

Affected Versions Cockpit CMS 0.13.0 - Multiple Reflected XSS
Advisory ID: RO-16-003
Severity: Medium
Vendor: Cockpit
Product: Cockpit CMS
Version: 0.13.0


Overview #

Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in Cockpit CMS version 0.13.0. The vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 0.13.0 and earlier

Location: /collections/entries/ and /mediamanager/api endpoints

Affected Parameters: filter and path

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding on multiple parameters allows XSS attacks.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit crafted URLs

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to:

Steal admin session cookies
Perform actions on behalf of users
Access CMS data

Proof of Concept #

GET /cockpit-0.13.0/collections/entries/{HASH}&filter='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0032AA)</scRipt> HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com

POST /cockpit-0.13.0/mediamanager/api HTTP/1.1
Host: target.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

path=><iMg src=N onerror=alert(9)>



Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of Cockpit CMS that includes proper input sanitization and output encoding.


References #

Invicti Advisory NS-16-015

Timeline:

[2016-09-19] - Advisory released

Credits: Omar Kurt

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