CVE-2015-5215 Cross-site scripting in Ipsilon
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via XSS in Ipsilon IdP due to disabled auto-escaping in Jinja templates.
- 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-2015-5215?
CVE-2015-5215 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ipsilon, published on 17 Feb 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
The default configuration of the Jinja templating engine used in the Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not enable auto-escaping, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via template variables. NOTE: This may be a duplicate of CVE-2015-5216. Moreover, the Jinja development team does not enable auto-escape by default for performance issues as explained in https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/master/faq/#why-is-autoescaping-not-the-default.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipsilon-Project Ipsilon.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5215 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-2015-5215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ipsilon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m72r-m3rm-547r.