#VU3120 Cross-site scripting in Piwigo - CVE-2016-10083
Published: January 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3120
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10083
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Piwigo
Piwigo
Software vendor:
Piwigo.org
Piwigo.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed to /admin/plugin.php script. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web link, trick the website administrator into visiting it and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform phishing or drive-by-download attacks, as well as steal cookies and manipulate web page content.
Remediation
Update to version 2.8.5.