VDB-77572 · CVE-2015-5612 · GCVE-0-2015-5612

October CMS up to Build 271 Caption Tag Profile Image cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in October CMS up to Build 271. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Caption Tag Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of Profile Image can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-5612. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in October CMS up to Build 271 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Caption Tag Handler. The manipulation as part of a Profile Image leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the caption tag of a profile image.

The weakness was disclosed 09/04/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5612 since 07/22/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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

The entry VDB-107189 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

October

Name

Version

Build 271

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/22/2015 🔍
09/04/2015 +44 days 🔍
09/04/2015 +0 days 🔍
09/05/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/14/2022 +2474 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 8a4ac533e5cd6b8f92e9ef19fbfbb2f505dc7a9a
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-5612 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77572
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2015 09:23
Updated: 06/14/2022 09:52
Changes: 09/05/2015 09:23 (42), 11/27/2017 07:51 (8), 06/14/2022 09:52 (4)
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