flextype vulnerability

What happened

Flextype CMS versions 0.9.9 through 1.0.0-alpha.3 fail to HTML-escape plugin directory names in the dependency error page rendered by getValidPluginsDependencies(). Attackers with write access to the plugins directory can create a plugin with HTML characters in its name to execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers when dependency validation fails.

Affected versions

flextype: 0.9.9 through 1.0.0-alpha.3 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.