CVE-2015-5667

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory jvn.jp Vendor Advisory jvn.jp
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://metacpan.org/release/HTML-Scrubber patch
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000171 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172997.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172983.html vendor advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53973084/index.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172934.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5667?
CVE-2015-5667 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5667?
To fix CVE-2015-5667, 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-2015-5667 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5667 is being actively exploited. 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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