CVE-2015-8603 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Serendipity before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[entry_id] parameter in an "edit" admin action to serendipity_admin.php.

Published: 2016-01-12

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8481	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Serendipity before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[entry_id] parameter in an "edit" admin action to serendipity_admin.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00191.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.s9y.org/archives/266-Serendipity-2.0.3-released.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135164/Serendipity-2.0.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/18
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537248/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

S9y Serendipity

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-01-12T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.537Z

Reserved: 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8603

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-12T19:59:12.240

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8603

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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