Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in TestLink (CVE-2015-7391)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in TestLink (CVE-2015-7391). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via Referer header.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TestLink before 1.9.14 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) selected_end_date or (2) selected_start_date parameter to lib/results/tcCreatedPerUserOnTestProject.php; the (3) containerType parameter to lib/testcases/containerEdit.php; the (4) filter_tc_id or (5) filter_testcase_name parameter to lib/testcases/listTestCases.php; the (6) useRecursion parameter to lib/testcases/tcImport.php; the (7) targetTestCase or (8) created_by parameter to lib/testcases/tcSearch.php; or the (9) HTTP Referer header to third_party/user_contribution/fakeRemoteExecServer/client4fakeXMLRPCTestRunner.php.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2015-7391 has been found in TestLink.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Referer header over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "TestLink CVE-2015-7391" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2015-7391 (TestLink) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Attack surface: Referer header
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in TestLink. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Referer header without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of TestLink. Attack surface: Referer header.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'TestLink' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'TestLink' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
TestLinkを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。