CVE-2015-8936 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in squidGuard.cgi in squidGuard before 1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a blocked site link.

Published: 2017-02-09

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:squidguard:squidguard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-524-1	squidguard security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8792	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in squidGuard.cgi in squidGuard before 1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a blocked site link.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01129.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/20/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91305
http://www.squidguard.org/Downloads/CHANGELOG
http://www.squidguard.org/Downloads/Patches/1.4/Readme.Patch-20150201

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Squidguard Squidguard

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2017-02-09T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:31.239Z

Reserved: 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8936

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-09T15:59:00.520

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:35:31.310

Link: CVE-2015-8936

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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