CVE-2017-20176: ciubotaru share-on-diaspora new_window.php cross site scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ciubotaru share-on-diaspora 0.7.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file new_window.php. The manipulation of the argument title/url leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is fb6fae2f8a9b146471450b5b0281046a17d1ac8d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220204.

Affected products

ciubotaru share-on-diaspora: 0.7.9

References

https://github.com/ciubotaru/share-on-diaspora/commit/fb6fae2f8a9b146471450b5b0281046a17d1ac8d
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220204
https://vuldb.com/?id.220204
https://github.com/ciubotaru/share-on-diaspora/commit/fb6fae2f8a9b146471450b5b0281046a17d1ac8d
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220204
https://vuldb.com/?id.220204

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