Info

Disclosure

May 17, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Serendipity contains a flaw that allows a remote cross site scripting attack. This flaw exists because the application does not validate unspecified variables upon submission to the 'shoutbox' plugin. This could allow a user to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary code in a user's browser within the trust relationship between the browser and the server, leading to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Garvin Hicking

Serendipity

0.8

References

Security Tracker: 1014007
Bugtraq ID: 13669
Secunia Advisory ID: 15405
Related OSVDB ID: 16659 16660
CVE ID: 2005-1713 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/php-blog/serendipity-0.8.1.tar.gz?download
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=328092
Vendor URL: http://www.s9y.org/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/36218