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    CVE-2013-0234

    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.

    Published:Feb 2, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 2, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00545
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elgg
    Product
    Elgg

    Exploits

    https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334#L0R11

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    CVE-2021-3980 (CVSS 7.5) — elgg is vulnerable to Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor…
    CVE-2021-3964 (CVSS 5.9) — elgg is vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key…
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    CVE-2019-11016 (CVSS 6.1) — Elgg before 1.12.18 and 2.3.x before 2.3.11 has an open redirect.…
    CVE-2012-6563 (CVSS 4.3) — engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during plugin boot, whi…
    CVE-2012-6562 (CVSS 6.8) — engine/lib/users.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly specify permissions for the useradd action, which …
    CVE-2012-6561 (CVSS 4.3) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers …

    References

    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High