VDB-74451 · CVE-2015-2289 · ID 130838

S9y Serendipity prior 2.0 entries.tpl serendipity[cat][name] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in S9y Serendipity. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file templates/2k11/admin/entries.tpl. Performing a manipulation of the argument serendipity[cat][name] results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-2289. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in S9y Serendipity (Content Management System). This affects some unknown processing of the file templates/2k11/admin/entries.tpl. The manipulation of the argument serendipity[cat][name] 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/2k11/admin/entries.tpl in Serendipity before 2.0.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[cat][name] parameter to serendipity_admin.php, when creating a new category.

The weakness was released 03/23/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2289 since 03/13/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Name

Serendipity

License

free

Website

Product: https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serendipity 2.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/13/2015 🔍
03/23/2015 +10 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2015 +7 days 🔍
05/01/2022 +2589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 130838
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-2289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74451
SecurityTracker: 1031961

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:41
Updated: 05/01/2022 15:04
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:41 (44), 04/17/2018 10:35 (6), 05/01/2022 15:04 (5)
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