CVE-2015-5593

Name: CVE-2015-5593
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-12-31T21:15:11.037+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 1.06%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5593 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. The sanitize_string function in Zenphoto before 1.4.9 does not properly sanitize HTML tags, which allows remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack by wrapping a payload in "<<script></script>script>payload<script></script></script>", or in an image tag, with the payload as the onerror event.. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The sanitize_string function in Zenphoto before 1.4.9 does not properly sanitize HTML tags, which allows remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack by wrapping a payload in "<<script></script>script>payload<script></script></script>", or in an image tag, with the payload as the onerror event.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

1.06%

60.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zenphoto	Zenphoto	< 1.4.9

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.4.9Release Notes
https://software-talk.org/blog/2015/07/second-order-sql-injection-reflected-xss-path-traversal-function-execution-vulnerability-zenphoto/Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.4.9Release Notes
https://software-talk.org/blog/2015/07/second-order-sql-injection-reflected-xss-path-traversal-function-execution-vulnerability-zenphoto/Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-5593?

How severe is CVE-2015-5593?

CVE-2015-5593 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5593?

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Source: NVD / NIST