Zoltan Milosevic Fluid Dynamics Search Engine up to 2.0.0.54 search.pl Rank/Match cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Zoltan Milosevic Fluid Dynamics Search Engine up to 2.0.0.54 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file search.pl. The manipulation of the argument Rank/Match 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in search.pl for Fluid Dynamics Search Engine (FDSE) before 2.0.0.0055 allows remote attackers to execute web script via the (1) Rank or (2) Match parameters.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2002. The weakness was published 10/04/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1036. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 86 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 10756 (Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.0055 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (9533).

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

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fluid Dynamics Search Engine 2.0.0.0055

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07/10/2002 🔍
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10/04/2002 +86 days 🔍
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12/09/2004 +797 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3519 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1771 days 🔍

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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1036 (🔍)
X-Force: 9533
Vulnerability Center: 6372 - XSS in Zoltan Milosevic Fluid Dynamics Search Engine <= 2.0 .0050 Allows Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5199 - Fluid Dynamics Search Engine Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9230 - Fluid Dynamics Search Engine - Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 12:55
Updated: 06/04/2019 09:24
Changes: 07/29/2014 12:55 (64), 06/04/2019 09:24 (3)
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