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Serendipity BBCode Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Serendipity BBCode plugin

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is vulnerable to
cross-site scripting attacks.

Description :

According to its banner, the version of Serendipity installed on the
remote host does not properly filter user-supplied input for selected
fields if the BBCode test is enabled - it is not by default. By
exploiting this flaw, a possible hacker can cause arbitrary HTML and script
code to be executed by a user's browser in the context of the affected
web site whenever users view malicious entries or comments that the
attacker creates.

See also :

http://www.s9y.org/63.html#A9

Solution :

Disable the BBCode test or upgrade to Serendipity 0.8 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13411

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