Mambo Site Server 4.0.10 index.php option cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Mambo Site Server 4.0.10 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument option with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php for Mambo Site Server 4.0.10 allows remote attackers to execute script on other clients via the ?option parameter.

The weakness was released 03/18/2003 by Ertan Kurt (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1203 since 05/19/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11441 (Mambo Site Server 4.0.10 XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

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 databases at X-Force (11601), Exploit-DB (22382), Tenable (11441), SecurityFocus (BID 7135†) and OSVDB (7493†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-21440 and VDB-82050. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 11441
Nessus Name: Mambo Site Server 4.0.10 XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 11441
OpenVAS Name: Mambo Site Server 4.0.10 XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mambo-foundation.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ertan Kurt
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20211
X-Force: 11601
SecurityFocus: 7135 - Mambo Site Server index.php Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7493 - Mambo Open Source index.php option Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 1341 - Mambo Site Server is Vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/08/2014 11:35 AM
Updated: 01/04/2025 11:19 AM
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:35 AM (69), 05/10/2019 02:21 PM (7), 01/04/2025 11:19 AM (27)
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