The dynamic configuration feature in Xinha WYSIWYG editor 0.96 Beta 2 and earlier, as…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The dynamic configuration feature in Xinha WYSIWYG editor 0.96 Beta 2 and earlier, as used in Serendipity 1.5.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the configuration of arbitrary plugins via (1) crafted backend_config_secret_key_location and backend_config_hash parameters that are used in a SHA1 hash of a shared secret that can be known or externally influenced, which are not properly handled by the "Deprecated config passing" feature; or (2) crafted backend_data and backend_data[key_location] variables, which are not properly handled by the xinha_read_passed_data function. NOTE: this can be leveraged to upload and possibly execute arbitrary files via config.inc.php in the ImageManager plugin.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 41
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 beta | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.91:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.91 beta | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.92:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.92 beta | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.93 | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.94 | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.95 | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.96:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.96 beta | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.96:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.96 beta2 | Vulnerable | Xinha |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | s9y |
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 beta Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.91:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.91 beta Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.92:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.92 beta Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.93 Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.94 Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.96:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 beta Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:xinha:wysiwyg_editor:0.96:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 beta2 Vulnerable ·Xinha
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·s9y
Show 31 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.5:pl1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 pl1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.6:pl3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6 pl3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.4 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.1 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | s9y |
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.5:pl1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 pl1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.6:pl3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 pl3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1916
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8pf-76j7-6h39
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2010-1916 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-1916 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8pf-76j7-6h39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-1916 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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