SB2012081403 - Multiple vulnerabilities in s9y Serendipity

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SB2012081403 - Multiple vulnerabilities in s9y Serendipity

Published: August 14, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012081403
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5314)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity 1.6.2 and earlier when processing serendipity. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2331)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 when processing serendipity. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2332)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the serendipity[plugin_to_conf] parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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