CVE-2011-4340
Symphony CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2011-4340- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2011-4340- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4272 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4272- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw
Symphony CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw- CVSS 4.0
- 1.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw
Symphony CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the profile parameter to extensions/profiledevkit/content/content.profile.php, as demonstrated via requests to (a) the default URI, (b) about/, or (c) drafts/; or (2) the filter parameter in symphony/lib/core/class.symphony.php, as demonstrated via requests to (d) symphony/publish/comments or (e) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw- CVSS 4.0
- 1.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
symphonycms/symphony-2Packagist |
before 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Symphony 2.2.3 - '/symphony/publish/images?filter' Cross-Site Scripting | 2011-11-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4340 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Symphony-cms Symphony Cms, published February 12, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in symphonycms/symphony-2 2.2.4.
References
mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-symphony-cms
seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Nov/8
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71106
osvdb.org/76883
secunia.com/advisories/46663
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/9
symphony-cms.com/download/releases/version/2.2.4
packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106493/symphonycms-sqlxss.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4340
web.archive.org/web/20120614074927/http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-symphony-cms
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvq5-72qp-grjw