Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine. In versions 2.6-beta2 and below, the email sending functionality in include/functions.inc.php inserts $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] directly into the Message-ID SMTP header without validation, and the existing sanitization function serendipity_isResponseClean() is not called on HTTP_HOST before embedding it. An attacker who can control the Host header during an email-triggering action such as comment notifications or subscription emails can inject arbitrary SMTP headers into outgoing emails. This enables identity spoofing, reply hijacking via manipulated Message-ID threading, and email reputation abuse through the attacker's domain being embedded in legitimate mail headers. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.0.
Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine. In versions 2.6-beta2 and below, the serendipity_setCookie() function in include/functions_config.inc.php uses $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] without validation as the domain parameter of setcookie(). An attacker who can influence the Host header at login time, such as via MITM, reverse proxy misconfiguration, or load balancer manipulation, can force authentication cookies including session tokens and auto-login tokens to be scoped to an attacker-controlled domain. This enables session fixation, token leakage to attacker-controlled infrastructure, and privilege escalation if an admin logs in under a poisoned Host header. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.0.
Serendipity 2.4.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious PHP files with .phar extension. Attackers can upload files with system command payloads to the media upload endpoint and execute arbitrary commands on the server.
Serendipity 2.4.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through blog entry creation. Attackers can craft entries with JavaScript payloads that will execute when other users view the compromised blog post.
Serendipity 2.5.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to upload malicious PHP files through the media upload functionality. Attackers can exploit the file upload mechanism by creating a PHP shell with a command execution form that enables arbitrary system command execution on the web server.
Serendipity before 2.3.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because the filename of a renamed file may end with a dot. This file may then be renamed to have a .php filename.
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Serendipity freetag plugin before 3.30 in the tagcloud parameter to plugins/serendipity_event_freetag/tagcloud.swf.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Xinha, as included in the Serendipity package before 1.5.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in plugins/ExtendedFileManager/manager.php and plugins/ImageManager/manager.php.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Xinha, as included in the Serendipity package before 1.5.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the image manager.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Xinha, as included in the Serendipity package before 1.5.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via plugins/ExtendedFileManager/backend.php.
serendipity_moveMediaDirectory in Serendipity 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code because it mishandles an extensionless filename during a rename, as demonstrated by "php" as a filename.
Serendipity before 2.1.5 has XSS via EXIF data that is mishandled in the templates/2k11/admin/media_choose.tpl Editor Preview feature or the templates/2k11/admin/media_items.tpl Media Library feature.
Stored XSS in Serendipity v2.1-rc1 allows an attacker to steal an admin's cookie and other information by composing a new entry as an editor user. This is related to lack of the serendipity_event_xsstrust plugin and a set_config error in that plugin.
SQL injection vulnerability in include/functions_entries.inc.php in Serendipity 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter.