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CVE-2024-44920VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-44920: SeaCMS · n/a

Affects SeaCMSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubseacms/SeaCMSpkg:github/seacms/SeaCMSOther threatsAffected
  • =12.9
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'siteurl' parameter within the admin_collect_news.php component. Employing a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting this parameter can provide immediate protection. Administrators should restrict access to the admin interface to trusted users and networks, ideally behind VPNs or IP whitelisting. Regularly updating SeaCMS to the latest version once a patch is released is critical. Additionally, security teams should conduct thorough code reviews and penetration testing focused on input handling in all CMS components. User education to recognize phishing attempts and suspicious links can reduce the risk of successful exploitation requiring user interaction. Monitoring web logs for unusual parameter values or repeated attempts to inject scripts can help detect exploitation attempts early.

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component admin_collect_news.php of SeaCMS v12.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the siteurl parameter.

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