#VU42095 Cross-site scripting in SPIP - CVE-2013-7303
Published: January 30, 2014 / Updated: February 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42095
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7303
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SPIP
SPIP
Software vendor:
spip.net
spip.net
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in (1) squelettes-dist/formulaires/inscription.php and (2) prive/forms/editer_auteur.php in SPIP before 2.1.25 and 3.0.x before 3.0.13 when processing the author name field. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://core.spip.org/projects/spip/repository/revisions/20902
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/123
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56381
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029703
- http://www.spip.net/fr_article5648.html
- http://www.spip.net/fr_article5665.html
- http://zone.spip.org/trac/spip-zone/changeset/77768
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90643