CVE-2019-11870

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Published May 9, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Serendipity before 2.1.5 has XSS via EXIF data that is mishandled in the templates/2k11/admin/media_choose.tpl Editor Preview feature or the templates/2k11/admin/media_items.tpl Media Library feature.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-3530	Serendipity before 2.1.5 has XSS via EXIF data that is mishandled in the templates/2k11/admin/media_choose.tpl Editor Preview feature or the templates/2k11/admin/media_items.tpl Media Library feature.

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: 1.3% (1.293% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/10/1
https://blog.s9y.org/archives/282-Serendipity-2.1.5-released.html
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/issues/598
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/03/3

History

No history.

Subscriptions

S9y Serendipity

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 9, 2019, 9:25 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved: May 9, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2019, 11:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:13 AM

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