5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9681
Serendipity Cross-Site Scripting
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Serendipity before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a category or directory name.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 25, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9681 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 S9y serendipity
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9681.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be Patch Vendor Advisory
https://smarterbitbybit.com/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-0-4/ Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be Patch Vendor Advisory
https://smarterbitbybit.com/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-0-4/ Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9681 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95095 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95095 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95095 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be No Types Assigned https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://smarterbitbybit.com/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-0-4/ No Types Assigned https://smarterbitbybit.com/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-0-4/ Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.38734

percentile

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