CVE-2013-0234
What it is
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Elgg 1.8.0.1
- Elgg 1.8.1
- Elgg 1.8.3
- Elgg 1.8.4
- Elgg 1.8.5
- Elgg 1.8.6
- Elgg 1.8.7
- Elgg 1.8.8
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52007
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52007
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21
References
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52007
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52007
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21