# CVE-2017-5961: An issue was discovered in ionize through 1.0.8.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in ionize through 1.0.8. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data in the "path" HTTP GET parameter passed to the "ionize-master/themes/admin/javascript/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/codemirror/dialog.php" URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ionize/ionize/issues/393
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96196

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