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CVE-2015-5594

Published: Jul 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 23.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

The sanitize_string function in ZenPhoto before 1.4.9 utilized the html_entity_decode function after input sanitation, which might allow remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) via a crafted string.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

n/an/a
zenphotozenphoto
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
zenphotooss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.4.9
zenphoto.org
https://software-talk.org/blog/2015/07/second-order-sql-injection-reflected-xss-path-traversal-function-execution-vulnerability-zenphoto/
software-talk.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/3
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 25, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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