CVE-2015-10079Network attack vector

Browser script execution via unbounded URL attribute parsing

Published Feb 13, 2023 · Updated Nov 25, 2024

Cross-site scripting in WalrusIRC 0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through crafted chat content. The public/parser.js parseLinks function embeds matched URLs in HTML href and image attributes without excluding quotation marks, allowing input to terminate an attribute and introduce executable markup. Exploitation requires low-privileged access to submit content and user interaction to render it, with impact limited to browser-side content integrity.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in WalrusIRC 0.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through crafted chat content. The public/parser.js parseLinks function embeds matched URLs in HTML href and image attributes without excluding quotation marks, allowing input to terminate an attribute and introduce executable markup. Exploitation requires low-privileged access to submit content and user interaction to render it, with impact limited to browser-side content integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2015-10079
Published
Feb 13, 2023
Updated
Nov 25, 2024
Vendor
juju2143
Product
WalrusIRC
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

juju2143 · WalrusIRCversion=0.0.2

Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.5VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.5VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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