CVE-2015-5460 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the classification title field in Snorby, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5460?
CVE-2015-5460 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/views/events/_menu.html.erb in Snorby 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title (cls.name variable) when creating a classification.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Snorby Project Snorby.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5460 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-2015-5460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcph-6ffp-xvpm.