CVE-2015-2289

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Published Mar 23, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/2k11/admin/entries.tpl in Serendipity before 2.0.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[cat][name] parameter to serendipity_admin.php, when creating a new category.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	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-2015-2387	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/2k11/admin/entries.tpl in Serendipity before 2.0.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[cat][name] parameter to serendipity_admin.php, when creating a new category.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.642% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blog.s9y.org/archives/263-Serendipity-2.0.1-released.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130838/Serendipity-CMS-2.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534871/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031961
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/a30886d3bb9d8eeb6698948864c77caaa982435d

History

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Subscriptions

S9y Serendipity

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 23, 2015, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM
Reserved: Mar 13, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 23, 2015, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

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