Serendipity 1.0.1 Administration Page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Serendipity 1.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Administration Page. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5499. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Serendipity 1.0.1 (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Administration Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Serendipity (s9y) 1.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors in the media manager administration page.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2006. The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2006 by Stefan Esser (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5499 since 10/24/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29695), SecurityFocus (BID 20627†), OSVDB (29893†), Secunia (SA22501†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017100†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/05/2006 🔍
10/19/2006 +14 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3055 days 🔍
04/25/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32937
X-Force: 29695
SecurityFocus: 20627 - Serendipity Administration Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22501 - Serendipity Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29893 - Serendipity Media Manager Administration Page Multiple Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1017100 - Serendipity Input Validation Flaws in Administration Interface Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 12992 - Serendipity Multiple XSS in the Media Manager Administration Page, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4135

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 08:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (57), 09/01/2017 06:31 (17), 04/25/2026 08:57 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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