Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in…
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[textarea] parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04678 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 35
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.6 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| 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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·s9y
- 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
- 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
Show 25 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.3 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | s9y |
| cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.1 | 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:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·s9y
- cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q35v-wxvc-p575
References
Exploit 3
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20120508 CVE request: XSS and SQL injection in serendipity before 1.7.1
- [oss-security] 20120508 Re: CVE request: XSS and SQL injection in serendipity before 1.7.1
- http://blog.s9y.org/archives/240-Serendipity-1.6.1-released.html
- 20120508 Serendipity 1.6 Backend Cross-Site Scripting and SQL-Injection vulnerability
More s9y Serendipity vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-30216 Serendipity 2.4.0 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-38379 Serendipity 2.5.0 Remote Code Execution via Authenticated Media Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-28827 Serendipity: Host Header Injection leads to SMTP header injection via unvalidated HTTP_HOST CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-28819 Serendipity: Host Header Injection enables authentication cookie scoping to an attacker-controlled domain CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2023-30215 Serendipity 2.4.0 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Entry Creation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2011-00987 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Xinha, as included in the Serendipity package before 1.5.5… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-2331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q35v-wxvc-p575 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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