CVE-2011-5177 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/controller.php in eSyndiCat Pro 2.3.05 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to the admins (2) blocks, (3) articles, or (4) suggest-category; or (5) sort parameter to the search page.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.61% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| esyndicat | esyndicat pro |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | eSyndiCat Pro 2.3.5 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2011-11-26 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/107324/esyndicatpro-xss.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71485
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/107324/esyndicatpro-xss.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71485
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