Summit Computer Networks Lil HTTP Server 2.2 PowerBASIC pbcgi.cgi Name/E-mail cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Summit Computer Networks Lil HTTP Server 2.2 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file pbcgi.cgi of the component PowerBASIC. The manipulation of the argument Name/E-mail with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in PowerBASIC pbcgi.cgi, as included in Lil HTTP web server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script in other web browsers via the (1) "Name" or (2) "E-mail" parameters.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2002. The weakness was presented 10/04/2002 by Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 85 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10761 (Summit Computer Networks Lil' HTTP Server pbcgi.cgi Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (9548). See 18922 for similar entry.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1009 (🔍)
X-Force: 9548
Vulnerability Center: 6374 - XSS in Summit Computer Networks Lil\x27HTTP 2.1, 2.2 via pbcgi.cgi, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5211 - Summit Computer Networks Lil' HTTP Server pbcgi.cgi Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8392 - Summit Computer Networks - Lil' HTTP Server - pbcgi.cgi - Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Created: 07/29/2014 11:48
Updated: 06/04/2019 09:18
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:48 (66), 06/04/2019 09:18 (3)
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