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TI-2016-08162 Aliases CVE-2016-10082GHSA-w7gx-jvp2-h2cr

include/functions_installer.inc.php in Serendipity through 2.0.5 is vulnerable to File…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

include/functions_installer.inc.php in Serendipity through 2.0.5 is vulnerable to File Inclusion and a possible Code Execution attack during a first-time installation because it fails to sanitize the dbType POST parameter before adding it to an include() call in the bundled-libs/serendipity_generateFTPChecksums.php file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02883 86th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.5Vulnerables9y
  • cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·s9y

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10082
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7gx-jvp2-h2cr

References

Patch 2

  • 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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