Serendipity up to 2.0.2 Edit Action serendipity_admin.php serendipity[entry_id] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Serendipity up to 2.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file serendipity_admin.php of the component Edit Action Handler. This manipulation of the argument serendipity[entry_id] causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-8603. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Serendipity up to 2.0.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file serendipity_admin.php of the component Edit Action Handler. The manipulation of the argument serendipity[entry_id] with an unknown input 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2016 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8603 since 12/17/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:serendipity_admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11568 (Serendipity serendipity_admin.php Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-57376†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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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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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serendipity 2.0.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 135164⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80197
Vulnerability Center: 57376 - Serendipity <2.0.3 Remote XSS Vulnerability in serendipity_admin.php, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2016 09:25
Updated: 11/08/2024 10:16
Changes: 01/13/2016 09:25 (57), 02/01/2019 14:39 (10), 07/03/2022 07:25 (3), 11/08/2024 10:16 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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