S9Y Serendipity up to 1.2.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in S9Y Serendipity. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-1385. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in S9Y Serendipity (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Top Referrers (aka referrer) plugin in Serendipity (S9Y) before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Referer HTTP header.

The bug was discovered 04/22/2008. The weakness was released 04/23/2008 by Hanno Boeck (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1385 since 03/18/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32068 (FreeBSD : serendipity -- multiple XSS vulnerabilities (9c133aa0-12bd-11dd-bab7-0016179b2dd5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5 Pl1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41965), Exploit-DB (31682), Tenable (32068), SecurityFocus (BID 28885†) and OSVDB (44530†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-42097. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 32068
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : serendipity -- multiple XSS vulnerabilities (9c133aa0-12bd-11dd-bab7-0016179b2dd5)
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OpenVAS ID: 60885
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: serendipity
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serendipity 0.5 Pl1

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03/18/2008 🔍
04/22/2008 +35 days 🔍
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04/23/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2506 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hanno Boeck
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42096
X-Force: 41965
SecurityFocus: 28885 - S9Y Serendipity HTML Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29942
OSVDB: 44530 - Top Referrers plugin for Serendipity referer header cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1019915
Vulnerability Center: 18303 - Serendipity < 1.3.1 Top Referrers Plugin Allows Cross-Site Scripting, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1348

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/28/2025 05:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/09/2019 21:14 (13), 09/28/2025 05:10 (20)
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