Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Serendipity (S9Y) before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to received trackbacks.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | serendipity | 1.0.4-1+etch1 | DSA-1528-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1528-1 serendipity - cross site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- serendipity-trackbacks-data-xss(41343) vdb-entry
- 29398 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1528 vendor-advisory
- http://blog.s9y.org/archives/192-Serendipity-1.3-released-addresses-security.html
- 28298 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-0925 vdb-entry
- 29502 third-party-advisory