CVE-2018-5249 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shaarli before 0.8.5 and 0.9.x before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code via the login form's username field (aka the login parameter to the ban_canLogin function in index.php).

Published: 2018-01-05

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:shaarli_project:shaarli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:shaarli_project:shaarli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-17031	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shaarli before 0.8.5 and 0.9.x before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code via the login form's username field (aka the login parameter to the ban_canLogin function in index.php).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.015.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/pull/1046
https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.8.5
https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.9.3

History

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Subscriptions

Shaarli Project Shaarli

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-05T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:33:44.318Z

Reserved: 2018-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5249

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-05T20:29:00.220

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:59:54.870

Link: CVE-2018-5249

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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