CVE-2015-5520 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Users module in Orchard 1.7.3 through 1.8.2 and 1.9.x before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username when creating a new user account, which is not properly handled when deleting an account.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.98% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-07-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| orchardproject | orchard |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Orchard CMS 1.7.3/1.8.2/1.9.0 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2015-07-08 |
References
- http://docs.orchardproject.net/Documentation/Patch-20150630
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132583/Orchard-CMS-1.9.0-1.8.2-1.7.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/32
- https://projectzero.gr/en/2015/07/orchard-persistent-xss-vulnerability/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37533/
- http://docs.orchardproject.net/Documentation/Patch-20150630
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132583/Orchard-CMS-1.9.0-1.8.2-1.7.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/32
- https://projectzero.gr/en/2015/07/orchard-persistent-xss-vulnerability/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37533/
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