#VU41406 Cross-site scripting in Piwigo - CVE-2014-1980

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41406

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1980

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Piwigo
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Piwigo.org

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in include/functions_metadata.inc.php in Piwigo before 2.4.6 when processing Make field in IPTC Exif metadata within an image uploaded to the Community plugin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Piwigo: 2.0.0 - 2.4.4

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External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80310172/index.html
https://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000092
https://piwigo.org/bugs/view.php?id=2805

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.