GHSA-24x4-j6x9-rfw5
Craft CMS: DOM XSS via GitHub issue title in CraftSupport widget
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.23 | 5.9.23 |
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.16 | 4.17.16 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
An attacker with only a GitHub account can plant a JavaScript payload in a `craftcms/cms` issue title. When a Craft admin uses the CraftSupport widget’s "Give feedback" screen and types a search term that returns the poisoned issue, the payload executes in the admin’s control panel session.
No control panel account or elevated privileges are required on the attacker’s side.
## Preconditions
- Attacker has a GitHub account (no control panel access needed).
- Victim is an administrator, and you have the CraftSupport widget on the dashboard.
- Victim uses the "Give feedback" screen and types a search term that returns the poisoned issue.
## Root cause
`CraftSupportWidget.js` lines 382-392:
```js
$('<a>', {
href: this.getSearchResultUrl(results[i]),
target: '_blank',
html:
'<span class="status ' +
this.getSearchResultStatus(results[i]) +
'"></span>' +
this.getSearchResultText(results[i]),
})
```
`FeedbackScreen.getSearchResultText` (line 669-671) returns `result.title` verbatim from the GitHub API response. The jQuery `html:` option sets the element’s `innerHTML`, so a title containing `<img src=x onerror=...>` executes immediately on render.
The GitHub API returns issue titles as raw JSON strings with no HTML encoding. The widget makes this request directly from the browser, without a Craft proxy or any sanitization step.
`HelpScreen` (Stack Exchange) is not affected because the Stack Exchange API HTML-encodes titles before returning them.
## Steps to reproduce
**Plant (attacker, GitHub account only):**
1. Open `https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/new`.
2. Set the title to a string combining a plausible search term and the payload, e.g.:
```
<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)> cannot upload files
```
3. Submit the issue.
**Trigger (victim, Craft admin):**
1. Open the Craft control panel dashboard.
2. Open the CraftSupport widget, click "Give feedback".
3. Type `cannot upload files` in the search box.
4. `alert(document.domain)` fires in the admin's session.
## Impact
XSS in the admin control panel session. The payload has access to `Craft.csrfTokenName` and `Craft.csrfTokenValue` and can send same-origin action requests as the admin without any further interaction.
## Mitigating factors
- Victim must actively use the "Give feedback" search screen.
- Attacker must predict or social-engineer a search term the admin will type, or use a broad term likely to match.
- Widget is only available to admins.
## Resources
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/6bbb66038a268552180ca5c8eed9f46ea25a4417
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.