CVE-2015-8831

6.1 MEDIUM

Published: February 09, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2

Source: security@debian.org

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Source: security@debian.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377

Source: security@debian.org

https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html

Source: security@debian.org

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf

Source: security@debian.org

Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2