CVE-2013-0738 Cross-site scripting in Chamilo

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Chamilo blog and announcement pages, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code.

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-2013-0738?

CVE-2013-0738 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Chamilo, published on 30 Jan 2020. 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

Chamilo 1.9.4 has Multiple XSS and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities: blog.php and announcements.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0738?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Chamilo Chamilo.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0738 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-2013-0738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8vf-4m87-56q2.

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