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)

EPSS: 0.002 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • 95095 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.