CVE-2016-9681 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Serendipity before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web sc…
published 2016-12-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10482
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Serendipity before 2.0.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a category or directory name.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- smarterbitbybit.com https://smarterbitbybit.com/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-0-4/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/s9y/Serendipity/commit/e2a665e13b7de82a71c9bbb77575d15131b722be
patch, vendor-advisory
-
smarterbitbybit.com
/cve-2016-9681-serendipity-cms-xss-vulnerability-in-version-2-0-4/
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/95095
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-9681
- NVD CVE-2016-9681
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