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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1133 is rated Moderate Risk (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.76% | 0.86% | +0.10% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.86% | 0.76% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.86% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2011-1133 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (dotlrn, openacs, serendipity), 51 status rows across 17 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 28, DNE 12, ignored 8, needs-triage 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1133 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| s9y | serendipity | < 1.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.s9y.org/archives/224-Important-Security-Update-Serendipity-1.5.5-released.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=611661 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1133 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |