Netscape Enterprise 3.63 SnoopServlet servlet/SnoopServlet Query String Reflected cross site scripting
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A vulnerability has been found in Netscape Enterprise 3.63 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file servlet/SnoopServlet of the component SnoopServlet. The manipulation as part of a Query String leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
servlet/SnoopServlet (a servlet installed by default) in Netscape Enterprise 3.63 has reflected XSS via an arbitrary parameter=[XSS] in the query string. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser. NOTE: this product is discontinued.
The bug was discovered 11/12/2018. The weakness was published 01/31/2019 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18940 since 11/05/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 80 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative.
Similar entries are available at VDB-242235, VDB-242389, VDB-244721 and VDB-250049.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Name: ReflectedClass: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Timeline
11/05/2018 🔍11/12/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: netscape.comAdvisory: 150262
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-18940 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 02/01/2019 07:53Updated: 07/04/2023 09:42
Changes: 02/01/2019 07:53 (61), 05/07/2020 09:22 (1), 07/04/2023 09:42 (3)
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