GHSA-4wvw-75qh-fqjp

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    GHSA-4wvw-75qh-fqjp

    Published: 28 Dec 2023Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Winter CMS Stored XSS through privileged upload of Media Manager file followed by renaming

    Details: ### Impact Users with the `media.manage_media` permission can upload files to the Media Manager and rename them after uploading. Previously, media manager files were only sanitized on upload, not on renaming, which could have allowed a stored XSS attack. Although this was a security issue, it's important to note that its severity is low. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would already need to have trusted permissions in the Winter CMS backend. This means they would already have extensive access and control within the system. Additionally, to execute the XSS, the attacker would need to convince the victim to directly visit the URL of the maliciously uploaded SVG, and the application would have to be using local storage where uploaded files are served under the same domain as the application itself instead of a CDN. This is because all SVGs in Winter CMS are rendered through an img tag, which prevents any payloads from being executed directly. These two factors significantly limit the potential harm of this vulnerability. That being said, all users are advised to update to the latest version (1.2.4) to ensure their systems remain secure. ### Patches This issue has been patched in v1.2.4. ### Workarounds Apply https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/2969daeea8dee64d292dbaa3778ea251e2a7e491 and https://github.com/wintercms/winter/commit/2969daeea8dee64d292dbaa3778ea251e2a7e491 manually if unable to upgrade to v1.2.4. ### References Related: https://github.com/wintercms/winter/security/advisories/GHSA-wjw2-4j7j-6gc3

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: winter/wn-system-module

    Purl: pkg:composer/winter/wn-system-module

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.4

    Affected versions

    v1.0.473
    v1.0.474
    v1.0.475

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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