CVE-2012-2331

Serendipity < 1.6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via serendipity[textarea] Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2331.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The advisory details Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerabilities in Serendipity 1.6, providing specific exploit URLs and technical context. It includes disclosure timeline, vendor response, and mitigation steps.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serendipity/serendipity_admin_image_selector.php in Serendipity before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the serendipity[textarea] parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18884

The advisory details Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerabilities in Serendipity 1.6, providing specific exploit URLs and technical context. It includes disclosure timeline, vendor response, and mitigation steps.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss | Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Serendipity 1.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Serendipity backend
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/6
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53418
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49009
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/09/2
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-05/0037.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0468
EPSS Percentile 90.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (35)
s9y/serendipity 0.3
s9y/serendipity 0.4
s9y/serendipity 0.7
s9y/serendipity 0.7.1
s9y/serendipity 0.8
s9y/serendipity 0.8.1
s9y/serendipity 0.8.2
s9y/serendipity 0.8.3
s9y/serendipity 0.8.4
s9y/serendipity 0.8.5
... and 25 more
Published Aug 13, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026