CVE-2011-4090

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Published Nov 26, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Serendipity before 1.6 has an XSS issue in the karma plugin which may allow privilege escalation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

serendipity

serendipity

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 1.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4041	Serendipity before 1.6 has an XSS issue in the karma plugin which may allow privilege escalation.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.4% (3.399% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4090
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/176
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4090

History

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Subscriptions

S9y Serendipity

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Nov 26, 2019, 4:09 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 26, 2019, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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