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.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | dotclear | No fix yet | — |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- [oss-security] 20160306 Re: CVE Request: Dotclear: XSS vulnerability in comments managment page and media exclusion control enforcement mailing-list
- https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html
- [oss-security] 20160305 CVE Request: Dotclear: XSS vulnerability in comments managment page and media exclusion control enforcement mailing-list
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2
- 96377 vdb-entry
- https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf
- 20151114 dotclear 2.8.1: XSS mailing-list