Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php
Published May 23, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.19%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.8.4
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
- 1.7.4
- 1.7.5
- 1.7.6
- 1.7.7
- 1.7.8
- 1.7.9
- 1.7.10
- 1.7.11
- 1.7.12
- 1.7.13
- 1.7.14
- 1.7.15
- 1.7.16
- 1.7.17
- 1.7.18
- 1.8.0.1
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 66.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 63.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 64.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 61.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49129 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75756 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://elgg.org/getelgg.php?forward=elgg-1.8.5.zip | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49129 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53623 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75756 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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