# CVE-2017-15872: phpwcms 1.8.9 has XSS in include/inc\_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php and include/inc\_tmpl/admin.newuser.tmpl.php via the username (aka new\_logi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

phpwcms 1.8.9 has XSS in include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php and include/inc_tmpl/admin.newuser.tmpl.php via the username (aka new_login) field.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/90ee94a474b37919161f8112f9e36c53ad70492f
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/62c7c4a7a7de5effa0a82c89e77e53795a82e11d

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