Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and…
Priority LOW 23CWE-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 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01457 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0.1 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.1 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.3 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.4 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.5 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.6 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.7 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.8 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.9 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.10 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.7 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.8 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.9 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.10 Vulnerable ·Elgg
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.11 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.12 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.7.16 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.1 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.3 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.4 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.5 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.6 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.7 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.8 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.9 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.10 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.11 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.12 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.13 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.14 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.15 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.18 | Vulnerable | Elgg |
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.11 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.12 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.16 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.4 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.7 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.8 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.9 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.10 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.11 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.12 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.14 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.15 Vulnerable ·Elgg
- cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.18 Vulnerable ·Elgg
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9w9-349j-r85v
References
Other 5
- 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
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21
- 20130129 XSS in Elgg 1.8.12, 1.7.16 (core module "Twitter widget")
- [oss-security] 20130128 Re: CVE Request: XSS in Elgg 1.8.12, 1.7.16 (core module "Twitter widget")
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Sources
- CVE-2013-0234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9w9-349j-r85v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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