---
id: "CVE-2014-125131"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2014-125131"]
title: "DedeCMS: reflected XSS in config.php lets attackers run script in browsers"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dedecms", "package", "php", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["default-config"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T21:17:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:04:02+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125131", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00"}]
---

# DedeCMS: reflected XSS in config.php lets attackers run script in browsers

DedeCMS 5.6 and 5.7 does not sanitize the adminDirHand parameter on /include/dialog/config.php, so a crafted GET link breaks out of a generated script tag. A victim who opens the link runs attacker-supplied JavaScript in their browser.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether the site runs DedeCMS version `5.6` or `5.7`
- Request `/include/dialog/config.php` with an `adminDirHand` parameter containing script markup in a test environment only, and see whether it is echoed unescaped

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:21+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125131

## From the sources

DedeCMS 5.6 and 5.7 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject script by supplying unsanitized input to the adminDirHand parameter. Attackers can send crafted GET requests to /include/dialog/config.php that close the generated script tag and inject JavaScript, which executes in the victim's browser. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-23.

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