CVE-2013-0234
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
- Record
CVE-2013-0234- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
- Record
CVE-2013-0234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0267 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0267- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9w9-349j-r85v No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Twitter widget in Elgg before 1.7.17 and 1.8.x before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the params[twitter_username] parameter to action/widgets/save.
- Record
GHSA-p9w9-349j-r85v- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Elgg, published February 2, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/cash/read/223/elgg-1813-and-1717
packetstormsecurity.com/files/119903/Elgg-Twitter-Widget-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/a74a88501c41e89c8bcd7fc650ae2f8cc0a5003d
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/251
github.com/Elgg/Elgg/commit/19dc507c2fccb378be2a44a762edf6c1e7afa334
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/4