CVE-2013-0234

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
http://secunia.com/advisories/52007	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569
https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11	Exploit Patch
https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21
http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
http://secunia.com/advisories/52007	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569
https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11	Exploit Patch
https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.12:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717 -~~	() http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717 -
References	~~() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html -~~	() http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html -
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251 -~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251 -
References	~~() http://secunia.com/advisories/52007 - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://secunia.com/advisories/52007 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4 -~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4 -
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569 -
References	~~() https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11 - Exploit, Patch~~	() https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11 - Exploit, Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21 -~~	() https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21 -

Information

Published : 2014-02-02 20:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2013-0234

Mitre link : CVE-2013-0234

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-0234

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elgg

elgg

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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