# CVE-2015-2144: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts into phpBugTracker via various parameters, potentially compromising other users' sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c47f-685j-ch36

## What is CVE-2015-2144?

CVE-2015-2144 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Issuetracker phpBugTracker before 1.7.0 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) project name parameter to project.php; the (2) use_js parameter to user.php; the (3) use_js parameter to group.php; the (4) Description parameter to status.php; the (5) Description parameter to severity.php; the (6) Regex parameter to os.php; or the (7) Name parameter to database.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbugtracker Project Phpbugtracker.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-2146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2146/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-2147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2147/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-2143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2143/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-2142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2142/): Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Issuetracker phpBugTracker before 1.7.0 allow remote authenticated users to (1 (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2015-2145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2145/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2144 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.