Critical CVSS 9.6

Overview

Unisite CMS version 5.0 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Report" functionality. A malicious script submitted by an attacker is rendered in the admin panel when viewed by an administrator. This allows attackers to hijack the admin session and, by leveraging the template editor, upload and execute a PHP web shell on the server, leading to full remote code execution.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🔴 CRITICAL.

  • CVSS: 9.6 (CRITICAL)
  • Detected tags: rce, xss (tag impact: VERY HIGH)

Recommended actions:

  • Patch/upgrade immediately (remote code execution).
  • Reduce exposure (WAF/segmentation), minimize attack surface.
  • Apply context-aware output encoding.
  • Enable Content-Security-Policy and HttpOnly/SameSite cookies.

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