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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377
https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-09 15:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2015-8831

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8831

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8831

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Products Affected

dotclear

dotclear

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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