CVE-2015-5612: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

May 17, 2022 (updated August 13, 2023)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS build 271 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the caption tag of a profile image.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/21/5
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/3
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9hq8-v2jc-qj4r
github.com/octobercms/october/commit/8a4ac533e5cd6b8f92e9ef19fbfbb2f505dc7a9a
github.com/octobercms/october/issues/1302
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5612

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