CVE-2013-5670 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the htmlarea SpellChecker module, specifically within the spell-check-savedicts.php file, affecting Serendipity versions prior to 1.7.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the to_r_list parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity but not authentication, and primarily impacting integrity (data injection) rather than confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.