CVE-2023-27237
MediumCVSS 6.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk44th percentile - higher than 44% of all known CVEs
Summary
LavaLite CMS version 9.0.0 was found to be vulnerable to a host header injection attack. An attacker can manipulate the Host header in HTTP requests, potentially leading to unauthorized actions.
Risk Assessment
The risk includes possible cache poisoning, session hijacking, or redirecting users to malicious sites, which could compromise data integrity and confidentiality.
Recommendation
It is recommended to immediately update LavaLite CMS to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. Also configure the web server to validate the Host header.
Other vulnerabilities in LavaLite CMS
See all- CVE-2025-71177Medium
LavaLite CMS versions up to and including 10.1.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the package creation and search functionality. Authenticated users can inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into the Name or Description fields, which is stored and later rendered without proper output encoding in search results. When other users view these results, the script executes in their browsers.
- CVE-2024-31828Medium
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Lavalite CMS v.10.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via a crafted payload to the URL.
Original NVD description (English source)
LavaLite CMS v 9.0.0 was discovered to be vulnerable to a host header injection attack.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS