PT-2008-2969 · S9Y · Serendipity

Hanno Boeck · Published 2008-04-23 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-1386

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Serendipity (S9Y) version 1.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified path fields or the database host field, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The timing window for exploitation of this issue might be limited.

Recommendations For Serendipity (S9Y) version 1.3, consider updating to a newer version that addresses the cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, specifically focusing on securing the installer and input validation for path fields and the database host field. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the installer and ensure proper input validation to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1386

Affected Products

Serendipity

References · 10

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/28885 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1386 · Security Note
• http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-1386-s9y.html · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-04/0590.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41967 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/491176/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://blog.s9y.org/archives/193-Serendipity-1.3.1-released.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1386 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019915 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1348/references · Note