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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-44042 · published 27 September 2023

CVE-2023-44042: Blackcat-cms blackcat cms cross-site scripting vulnerability

Blackcat Cms · Blackcat Cms

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /settings/index.php of Black Cat CMS 1.4.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Website header parameter.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.45% · top 63.3% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.45%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /settings/index.php of Black Cat CMS 1.4.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Website header parameter.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/Gi0rgi0R/xss_frontend_settings_blackcat_cms_1.4.1 ExploitProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Gi0rgi0R/xss_frontend_settings_blackcat_cms_1.4.1 ExploitProductThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-44042), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.