CVE-2012-2331 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote atta…
published 2012-08-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2324
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.7%
- EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[textarea] parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-18884)
- Published
Exploit prediction
4.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-18884 S9Y Serendipity 1.6 - 'Backend' Cross-Site Scripting / SQL Injection webapps, 2012-05-08
- github.com https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/264bf55719baacc069ff9d3cc35f0c349cde11e3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- rul3z.de http://www.rul3z.de/index.php?/214-KORAMISADV2012-001-Serendipity-1.6-Backend-Cross-Site-Scripting-and-SQL-Injection-vulnerability.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53418 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- koramis.com http://www.koramis.com/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-001.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/s9y/Serendipity/commit/264bf55719baacc069ff9d3cc35f0c349cde11e3
exploit, patch
-
rul3z.de
/index.php?/214-KORAMISADV2012-001-Serendipity-1.6-Backend-Cross-Site-Scripting-and-SQL-Injection-vulnerabilit
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/53418
vdb-entry, exploit
-
koramis.com
/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-001.txt
exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/49009
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/6
mailing-list
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/2
mailing-list
- blog.s9y.org /archives/240-Serendipity-1.6.1-released.html
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0037.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-2331
- NVD CVE-2012-2331
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