CVE-2015-8831

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Published Feb 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8697	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

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: 2.1% (2.077% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377
https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf

History

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Subscriptions

Dotclear Dotclear

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Feb 9, 2017, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved: Mar 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 9, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM

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