Serendipity up to 2.0.4 Category Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Serendipity up to 2.0.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Category Name Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9681. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Serendipity up to 2.0.4 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Category Name Handler. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Serendipity before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a category or directory name.

The bug was discovered 12/25/2016. The weakness was released 12/25/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9681 since 11/30/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100789 (Serendipity < 2.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11756 (Serendipity Multiple File Include and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100789) and SecurityFocus (BID 95095†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-94682, VDB-94733, VDB-95344 and VDB-95345. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 100789
Nessus Name: Serendipity < 2.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serendipity 2.0.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
12/03/2016 +3 days 🔍
12/25/2016 +22 days 🔍
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12/25/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/26/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/09/2017 +104 days 🔍
06/14/2017 +66 days 🔍
10/12/2022 +1946 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94681
SecurityFocus: 95095 - Serendipity 'serendipity_admin.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2016 09:13
Updated: 10/12/2022 17:36
Changes: 12/26/2016 09:13 (60), 07/17/2019 18:04 (15), 10/12/2022 17:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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