Bludit Vulnerabilities and Affected Products

Bludit - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Malicious SVG Logo Upload

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bludit 4.0.0-beta allows a low-privileged authenticated user (Author role) to inject arbitrary JavaScript by uploading a crafted SVG file as the site logo. A stored script tag in the SVG executes in the browser of any user who loads the logo.

Bludit CMS Reflected XSS via Search Plugin

Bludit CMS prior to commit 6732dde contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the search plugin that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript by crafting a malicious search query. Attackers can execute malicious scripts in the browsers of users who visit crafted URLs containing the payload, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of affected users.

Stored XSS via Page Creating functionality in Bludit

Bludit is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in its page creating functionality. An authenticated attacker with page creation privileges (such as Author, Editor, or Administrator) can embed a malicious JavaScript payload in the tags field of a newly created article. This payload will be executed when a victim visits the URL of the uploaded resource. The uploaded resource itself is accessible without authentication. Critically, this vulnerability could be used to automatically create…

Stored XSS via SVG File Upload in Bludit

Bludit is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in its image upload functionality. An authenticated attacker with content upload privileges (such as Author, Editor, or Administrator) can upload an SVG file containing a malicious payload, which is executed when a victim visits the URL of the uploaded resource. The uploaded resource itself is accessible without authentication. The vendor was notified early about this vulnerability, but stopped responding in the middle of coordination. A…

Session Fixation in Bludit

Bludit allows user's session identifier to be set before authentication. The value of this session ID stays the same after authentication. This behavior enables an attacker to fix a session ID for a victim and later hijack the authenticated session. This issue was fixed in version 3.17.2.

Bludit <= 3.16.1 CSRF in Plugin and Theme Management Endpoints

Bludit version 3.16.1 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the /admin/uninstall-plugin/ and /admin/install-theme/ endpoints. The application does not implement anti-CSRF tokens or other request origin validation mechanisms for these administrative actions. An attacker can induce an authenticated administrator to visit a malicious page that silently submits crafted requests, resulting in unauthorized plugin uninstallation or theme installation. This may lead to loss of fu…

Bludit <= 3.16.2 Stored XSS in Post Content

Bludit version 3.16.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the post content functionality. The application performs client-side sanitation of content input but does not enforce equivalent sanitation on the server side. An authenticated user can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the content field of a post, which is stored and later rendered to other users without proper output encoding. When viewed, the injected script executes in the context of the victim’s browser, allo…

Bludit - Insecure Token Generation

Bludit uses predictable methods in combination with the MD5 hashing algorithm to generate sensitive tokens such as the API token and the user token. This allows attackers to authenticate against the Bludit API.

Bludit uses SHA1 as Password Hashing Algorithm

Bludit uses the SHA-1 hashing algorithm to compute password hashes. Thus, attackers could determine cleartext passwords with brute-force attacks due to the inherent speed of SHA-1. In addition, the salt that is computed by Bludit is generated with a non-cryptographically secure function.

Bludit is Vulnerable to Session Fixation

A session fixation vulnerability in Bludit allows an attacker to bypass the server's authentication if they can trick an administrator or any other user into authorizing a session ID of their choosing.

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bludit CMS version 3.15, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via edit-content.php.