CVE-2013-0234
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
02/02/2014
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.16 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:elgg:elgg:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52007
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21
- http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52007
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57569
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11
- https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d#L2L21



