CVE-2015-5594
The sanitize_string function in ZenPhoto before 1.4.9 utilized the html_entity_decode function after input sanitation, which might allow remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) via a crafted string.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
The sanitize_string function in ZenPhoto before 1.4.9 utilized the html_entity_decode function after input sanitation, which might allow remote attackers to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) via a crafted string.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.87% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 13 July 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- zenphoto/zenphoto
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-5594Not Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.4.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://software-talk.org/blog/2015/07/second-order-sql-injection-reflected-xss-path-traversal-function-execution-vulnerability-zenphoto/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-5594Not Applicable
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zenphoto.org/news/zenphoto-1.4.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://software-talk.org/blog/2015/07/second-order-sql-injection-reflected-xss-path-traversal-function-execution-vulnerability-zenphoto/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.