PHP Melody 3.0 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Video Editor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
PHP Melody 3.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the video editor that allows privileged users to inject malicious scripts. Attackers can exploit the WYSIWYG editor to execute persistent scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking and application manipulation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47913
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qg67-f99g-xghr
References
More PHPSUGAR Php Melody vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-22528 PHP Melody 3.0 Persistent XSS Vulnerability via Edit Video Parameter CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2021-22526 PHP Melody 3.0 Non-Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Parameters CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2017-11057 In PHPSUGAR PHP Melody CMS 2.6.1, SQL Injection exists via the playlist parameter to playlists.php. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-22529 PHP Melody 3.0 SQL Injection Vulnerability via Edit Video Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2018-03769 PHP Melody version 2.7.1 suffer from SQL Injection Time-based attack on the page ajax.php with the parameter playlist. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-11380 In PHPSUGAR PHP Melody before 2.7.3, SQL Injection exists via an aa_pages_per_page cookie… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-47913 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47913 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qg67-f99g-xghr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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