XSS in Zenphoto
CVE-2015-5593
The sanitize_string function in Zenphoto before 1.4.9 does not properly sanitize HTML tags, which allows remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack by wrapping a payload in "<<script></script>script>payload<script></script></script>", or in an image tag, with the payload as the onerror event.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Zenphoto
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5593?
- CVE-2015-5593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zenphoto, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-12-31.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5593?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.