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)

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.