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TI-2013-04835 Aliases CVE-2013-5670GHSA-chfj-qfhf-hwhh

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in spell-check-savedicts.php in the htmlarea…

Priority LOW 22CWE-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 spell-check-savedicts.php in the htmlarea SpellChecker module, as used in Serendipity before 1.7.3 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the to_r_list parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0118 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.7.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4Vulnerables9y
  • cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.2 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 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2Vulnerables9y
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7Vulnerables9y
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·s9y
  • cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·s9y
  • cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·s9y
  • cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·s9y

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5670
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chfj-qfhf-hwhh

References

Patch 2

Other 3

  • 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
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Sources

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