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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-6900 is a reported stored cross-site scripting issue in PHP Scripts Mall Website Broker Script 3.0.6. A profile Last Name value can store script content that may execute when the affected page is viewed. The bundle provides no CVSS score, patch status, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize if this product is internet-facing or handles authenticated business users. The business urgency is moderate because stored XSS can undermine trust and user sessions, but evidence is incomplete and no active exploitation is cited.
Technical view
The issue is described as stored XSS through the Last Name field on the My Profile page in Website Broker Script 3.0.6. Public metadata does not include CWE mapping, CVSS, CPEs, vulnerable code details, fixed versions, or vendor remediation instructions.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is limited to deployments running PHP Scripts Mall Website Broker Script 3.0.6 with profile editing enabled. The sources do not identify other affected versions or standardized CPEs.
Exploitation context
The source bundle includes a public vulnerability write-up, but no KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat exploitability as plausible for exposed affected deployments, but exploitation status is not confirmed.
Researcher notes
Key gaps are severity scoring, affected version range, patch availability, and exploit-in-the-wild evidence. Analysis should stay scoped to Website Broker Script 3.0.6 unless additional vendor or advisory data confirms broader exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for a fixed release or supported upgrade path.
- Inventory any Website Broker Script deployments and confirm exact version.
- Restrict access to profile editing until remediation is confirmed.
- Review stored profile data for unsafe Last Name content.
- If no maintained fix exists, plan migration away from the affected application.
Validation and detection
- Identify whether Website Broker Script 3.0.6 is present in production or staging.
- Review profile update handling for Last Name input validation and output encoding.
- Safely test in a non-production environment for script execution from stored profile data.
- Check logs for suspicious profile updates around Last Name fields.
- Confirm remediation with regression testing for stored XSS behavior.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://0day4u.wordpress.com/2018/03/12/website-broker-script-stored-xss/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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