Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Serendipity by Serendipity Project
CVE-2017-8102

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

S9y

Status
Serendipity
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 April 2017

What is CVE-2017-8102?

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Serendipity v2.1-rc1 that allows unauthorized users to create malicious entries that can compromise admin cookies and sensitive information. This issue arises from the absence of proper sanitization in the serendipity_event_xsstrust plugin coupled with a configuration error. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of the admin user.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/44
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https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/issues/456
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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