PT-2015-5697 · Serendipity · Serendipity

Edric Teo · Published 2015-03-23 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2015-2289

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Serendipity versions prior to 2.0.1

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the serendipity[cat][name] parameter to the "serendipity admin.php" endpoint, specifically when creating a new category.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.0.1, update to version 2.0.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the serendipity admin.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the serendipity[cat][name] parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-2289

Affected Products

Serendipity

References · 8

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130838/Serendipity-CMS-2.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2289 · Security Note
• http://blog.s9y.org/archives/263-Serendipity-2.0.1-released.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/a30886d3bb9d8eeb6698948864c77caaa982435d · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031961 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/14/1 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2289 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/534871/100/0/threaded · Note