CVE-2015-5520
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Users module in Orchard 1.7.3 through 1.8.2 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username when creating a new user account, which is not properly handled when deleting an account.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Orchard CMS 1.7.3/1.8.2/1.9.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
References
- http://docs.orchardproject.net/Documentation/Patch-20150630
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132583/Orchard-CMS-1.9.0-1.8.2-1.7.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/32
- https://projectzero.gr/en/2015/07/orchard-persistent-xss-vulnerability/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37533/
- http://docs.orchardproject.net/Documentation/Patch-20150630
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132583/Orchard-CMS-1.9.0-1.8.2-1.7.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/32
- https://projectzero.gr/en/2015/07/orchard-persistent-xss-vulnerability/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37533/
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.