Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Frog CMS 0.9.5 has a cross-site scripting issue in the admin file manager. The reported input is the name field when creating a new File or Directory. Business risk is mainly for organizations still running this old CMS and exposing or using that admin feature.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted remediation item, not an emergency from the supplied evidence. Prioritize if Frog CMS 0.9.5 is internet-accessible, still business-critical, or administered by privileged users from shared browsers.
Technical view
CVE-2018-9992 describes XSS on admin/?/plugin/file_manager/browse/ through the File or Directory name field in Frog CMS 0.9.5. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, CPE, vendor advisory, patch version, or detailed exploit status.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Frog CMS 0.9.5 installations where the admin file manager is reachable and the affected create-file or create-directory workflow is used.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. A public gist is referenced, but the supplied data does not establish widespread exploitation or a vendor-confirmed exploit chain.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse. Key gaps are severity, authentication requirements, persistence behavior, sanitization details, and fixed version. Avoid assuming product families beyond Frog CMS 0.9.5 or claiming active exploitation without additional evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether Frog CMS 0.9.5 is still deployed.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users and networks.
- Review the referenced CVE and public gist for vendor or community guidance.
- If no maintained fix exists, plan migration away from Frog CMS 0.9.5.
- Monitor admin activity involving file or directory creation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web assets for Frog CMS 0.9.5.
- Confirm whether admin/?/plugin/file_manager/browse/ exists.
- Review access controls around the admin file manager.
- Check logs for unusual file or directory names.
- Verify whether a patched or replacement CMS is available.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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://gist.github.com/priyanksethi/48cce2fc4257213c8aca91e3c82a4ad3CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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