CVE-2015-5612
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the caption tag of a profile image.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-9hq8-v2jc-qj4rOctober CMS XSS In Caption Tag of Profile2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the caption tag of a profile image.
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references (13)
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- http://octobercms.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/5cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/3cnnvd
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/8a4ac533e5cd6b8f92e9ef19fbfbb2f505dc7a9acnnvd
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/issues/1302cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/5enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/3enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/octobercms/october/commit/8a4ac533e5cd6b8f92e9ef19fbfbb2f505dc7a9aenisa_euvd
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