CVE-2015-5593

Public Exploit

Description

The sanitize_string function in Zenphoto before 1.4.9 does not properly sanitize HTML tags, which allows remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack by wrapping a payload in "<<script></script>script>payload<script></script></script>", or in an image tag, with the payload as the onerror event.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://software-talk.org/blog/2015/07/second-order-sql-injection-reflected-xss-path-traversal-function-execution-vulnerability-zenphoto/ broken link
http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.4.9 release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/3 mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5593?
CVE-2015-5593 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5593?
To fix CVE-2015-5593, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5593 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5593 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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