WPKontakt up to 3.0.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WPKontakt up to 3.0.1. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1418. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPKontakt up to 3.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPKontakt 3.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail address, which is not quoted when a parsing error is generated.

The weakness was published 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1418 since 02/12/2005. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (18685), Exploit-DB (25051) and SecurityFocus (BID 12097†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/23/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +8 days 🔍
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02/12/2005 +43 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +3667 days 🔍
09/25/2024 +3498 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22715
X-Force: 18685 - WPKontakt email address command execution
SecurityFocus: 12097 - Wirtualna Polska WPKontakt Remote Script Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 03:49 PM
Updated: 09/25/2024 10:49 PM
Changes: 02/27/2015 03:49 PM (45), 07/15/2017 08:41 AM (6), 09/25/2024 10:49 PM (25)
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