XSS in Dotclear
CVE-2015-8831
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.7% 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)
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377 (vdb-entry)
- hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8831?
- CVE-2015-8831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotclear, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8831?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.