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CVE-2013-0234

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-0234 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget of Elgg versions prior to 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the params[twitter_username] parameter during a widget save action. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity impact (e.g., session hijacking, defacement). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 43rd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

blog.elgg.org / pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
packetstormsecurity.com / files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
secunia.com / advisories/52007
Vendor Advisory
github.com / Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334
ExploitPatch
github.com / Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
securityfocus.com / bid/57569