XSS in Html-Scrubber Project
CVE-2015-5667
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- metacpan.org/release/HTML-Scrubber (Patch)
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000171 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172997.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172983.html (vendor-advisory)
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53973084/index.html (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172934.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5667?
- CVE-2015-5667 is a vulnerability in Html-Scrubber Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-10-31.
- Is CVE-2015-5667 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.