CVE-2015-2198

Beehive Forum 1.4.4 - Cross-Site Scripting via Edit Preferences Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-2198. PoCs published by Halil Dalabasmaz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory describes a stored XSS vulnerability in Beehive Forum v1.4.4, where the 'Homepage URL', 'Picture URL', and 'Avatar URL' fields in the profile section are vulnerable due to insufficient input validation. The PoC demonstrates how an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code via these fields.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in edit_prefs.php in Beehive Forum 1.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) homepage_url, (2) pic_url, or (3) avatar_url parameter, which are not properly handled in an error message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Halil Dalabasmaz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36154

This advisory describes a stored XSS vulnerability in Beehive Forum v1.4.4, where the 'Homepage URL', 'Picture URL', and 'Avatar URL' fields in the profile section are vulnerable due to insufficient input validation. The PoC demonstrates how an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code via these fields.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Beehive Forum v1.4.4
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a user account in Beehive Forum · Ability to modify profile fields
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36154

Scores

EPSS 0.0153
EPSS Percentile 71.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
beehive_forum/beehive_forum 1.4.4
Published Mar 03, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026