#VU26508 Stored cross-site scripting in Piwigo - CVE-2020-9467

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#VU26508 Stored cross-site scripting in Piwigo - CVE-2020-9467

Published: April 1, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26508
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9467
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Piwigo
Software vendor:
Piwigo.org

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "file" parameter in "pwg.images.setInfo" function in "/ws.php". A remote attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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