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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.15914
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Serendipity XSS Flaw
Summary:The remote version of Serendipity is vulnerable to cross-site scripting;attacks due to a lack of sanity checks on the 'searchTerm' parameter in;the 'compat.php' script. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can;cause arbitrary code execution in a user's browser resulting in a loss;of integrity.
Description:Summary:
The remote version of Serendipity is vulnerable to cross-site scripting
attacks due to a lack of sanity checks on the 'searchTerm' parameter in
the 'compat.php' script. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can
cause arbitrary code execution in a user's browser resulting in a loss
of integrity.

Solution:
Upgrade to Serendipity 0.7.1 or newer.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-2525
BugTraq ID: 11790
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11790
http://www.osvdb.org/12177
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012383
http://secunia.com/advisories/13357
XForce ISS Database: serendipity-combatphp-xss(18322)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18322
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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