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Plain-English summary
CVE-2016-15029 is a cross-site scripting issue in Ydalb mapicoin versions 1.0 through 1.9. An authenticated remote user could manipulate inputs on stats.php and affect what another user sees or does in the browser. The business risk is moderate and mostly relevant where mapicoin is still deployed.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted maintenance item, not an emergency, unless mapicoin is internet-facing or used by privileged staff. Prioritize upgrade during the next normal remediation cycle and document closure.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 in webroot/stats.php, involving the link/search argument. Sources classify it as medium severity with CVSS 2.0 score 4.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. Version 1.10.0 and patch commit 67e87f0f0c1ac238fcd050f4c3db298229bc9679 address it.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Ydalb mapicoin 1.0 through 1.9 with stats.php reachable to authenticated users. The source bundle provides no CPEs and no evidence that this product is broadly deployed.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability can be initiated remotely, but the CVSS vector indicates authentication is required. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. It also does not specify whether the XSS is reflected or stored.
Researcher notes
VulDB assigns VDB-223402 and names the affected file and argument, but the bundle does not include full root-cause detail, proof of concept context, or exploit telemetry. Validate impact in a controlled test environment without using offensive payloads against production.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Ydalb mapicoin to version 1.10.0 or later.
- Confirm deployed code includes patch commit 67e87f0f0c1ac238fcd050f4c3db298229bc9679.
- If upgrade is delayed, check vendor guidance before applying compensating controls.
- Limit access to stats.php to trusted authenticated users where operationally feasible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory deployed mapicoin versions and flag 1.0 through 1.9.
- Check whether webroot/stats.php is present and reachable.
- Verify the application reports version 1.10.0 or later.
- Review the deployed source for the referenced patch commit.
- Confirm security tests cover link/search handling for XSS regression.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N82.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
4MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.223402CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223402CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/Ydalb/mapicoin/commit/67e87f0f0c1ac238fcd050f4c3db298229bc9679CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.