Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8831

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/comments.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the author name in a comment.

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Affected products

Dotclear/Dotclear2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8.1
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.2

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/59nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/65e65154dadfnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134353/dotclear-2.8.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-XSS-94.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96377nvd

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