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6.3	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in askSam Web Publisher (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file as_web.exe/as_web4.exe. The manipulation 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 (XSS) in (1) as_web.exe and (2) as_web4.exe in askSam Web Publisher 1 and 4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via a URL.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2002. The weakness was published 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1727 since 06/21/2005. 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 241 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 10629 (askSam Web Publisher 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. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1753.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (9003). Similar entries are available at 19371, 19372 and 19373.

Productinfo

Vendor

• askSam

Name

• Web Publisher

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1753
Snort Message: SERVER-IIS as_web.exe access
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Timelineinfo

05/04/2002 🔍
05/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +240 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +903 days 🔍
12/21/2006 +548 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +2783 days 🔍
07/12/2019 +1803 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1727 (🔍)
X-Force: 9003 - askSam Web Publisher cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 13541 - askSam Web Publisher XSS in as_web.exe and as_web4.exe, Medium
SecurityFocus: 4670 - askSam Web Publisher Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 27074 - askSam Web Publisher cross-site scripting

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:37
Updated: 07/12/2019 14:26
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:37 (67), 07/12/2019 14:26 (3)
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