XSS in S9y Serendipity
CVE-2016-9681
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Serendipity before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a category or directory name.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95095 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- smarterbitbybit.com/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9681?
- CVE-2016-9681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-12-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9681?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.