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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in w3m up to 0.3.2.2 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component IMG Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
w3m before 0.3.2.2 does not properly escape HTML tags in the ALT attribute of an IMG tag, which could allow remote attackers to access files or cookies.
The bug was discovered 12/04/2002. The weakness was released 02/19/2003 by Hironori SAKAMOTO (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1348. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 69 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15086 (Debian DSA-249-1 : w3mmee - missing HTML quoting), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 0.3.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11266) and Tenable (15086). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 19214.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 15086
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-249-1 : w3mmee - missing HTML quoting
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OpenVAS ID: 53324
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 249-1 (w3mmee)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: w3m 0.3.2.2
Timeline
12/04/2002 🔍12/04/2002 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: redhat.comResearcher: Hironori SAKAMOTO
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1348 (🔍)
X-Force: 11266
Vulnerability Center: 15107 - w3m before 0.3.2.2 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 6794 - W3M Image Attribute Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14526 - W3M, Cross Site Scripting via Image ALT Attribute
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Entry
Created: 08/07/2014 17:53Updated: 07/19/2019 09:27
Changes: 08/07/2014 17:53 (72), 07/19/2019 09:27 (5)
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