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CVE-2015-2793

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/openid-selector.tmpl in ikiwiki before 3.20150329 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the openid_identifier parameter in a verify action to ikiwiki.cgi.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from ikiwiki, from fedoraproject organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-11-21T20:15:15.553

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:28:05.393

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ikiwiki	ikiwiki	< 3.20150329	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157001.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157023.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157025.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/30/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/31/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=18dfba868fe2fb9c64706b2123eb0b3a3ce66a77 ([email protected])
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=781483 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207210 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://ikiwiki.info/bugs/XSS_Alert...__33____33____33__/ Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157001.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157023.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157025.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/30/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/31/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=18dfba868fe2fb9c64706b2123eb0b3a3ce66a77 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=781483 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207210 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://ikiwiki.info/bugs/XSS_Alert...__33____33____33__/ Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ikiwiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.