MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment
Published Feb 9, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.08% 0.02077
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02077
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02077) | 80.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02077) | 78.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 75.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03105) | 86.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00750) | 71.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 56.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 51.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 49.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadf | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Feb 9, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 6, 2016
Link CVE-2015-8831
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a