Is CVE-2024-53255 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-53255 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-53255?

CVE-2024-53255 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-53255?

CVE-2024-53255 has an EPSS score of 0.86% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53255?

Upgrade boidcms to 2.1.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-53255

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

BoidCMS is a free and open-source flat file CMS for building simple websites and blogs, developed using PHP and uses JSON as a database. In affected versions a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the /admin?page=media endpoint in the file parameter, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code. This code could be used to steal the user's session cookie, perform phishing attacks, or deface the website. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

boidcmsNVD

Affected:< 2.1.2Fixed in:2.1.2CVE-2024-53255derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-07.