CVE-2004-2157 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML and PHP code via email or username fields in Serendipity, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2157?
CVE-2004-2157 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, published on 10 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Comment.php in Serendipity 0.7 beta1, and possibly other versions before 0.7-beta3, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and PHP code via the (1) email or (2) username field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include S9y Serendipity.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2004-2157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in S9y Serendipity
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xf5-j5w3-2jx2.