CVE-2015-8831
What it is
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.1% 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: 2.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Dotclear ≤ 2.8.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2015-8831.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2015-8831. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5
- https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html
- https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5
References
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377
- https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html
- https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377
- https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html
- https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf