PT-2017-6638 · Oss · Askbot

Harsha Vardhan Boppana + 1 · Published 2017-09-07 · Updated 2017-09-12 · CVE-2015-3169

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 askbot version 0.7.51-4.el6.noarch

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Cross-site scripting is a type of security vulnerability that occurs when an attacker is able to inject malicious scripts into a website, which are then executed by the user's browser. This can allow the attacker to steal user data, take control of the user's session, or perform other malicious actions.

Recommendations For askbot version 0.7.51-4.el6.noarch, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-3169

Affected Products

Askbot

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3169 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221616 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/74689 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/14/3 · Note