Snipsnap 0.5.2a cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Snipsnap 0.5.2a. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in SnipSnap 0.5.2a, and other versions before 1.0b1, allows remote attackers to perform HTTP Response Splitting attacks to modify expected HTML content from the server.

The bug was discovered 09/14/2004. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1470 since 02/13/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14774 (GLSA-200409-23 : SnipSnap: HTTP response splitting), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5.2a 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 (17364), Exploit-DB (24598), Tenable (14774), SecurityFocus (BID 11180†) and OSVDB (10051†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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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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Nessus ID: 14774
Nessus Name: GLSA-200409-23 : SnipSnap: HTTP response splitting
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OpenVAS ID: 54679
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-23 (snipsnap)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Snipsnap 0.5.2a

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22759
X-Force: 17364
SecurityFocus: 11180 - SnipSnap HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10051 - SnipSnap - HTTP Response Splitting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13810 - SnipSnap CRLF Injection Allow Remote HTTP Response Splitting, Medium

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

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Created: 04/14/2015 01:29 PM
Updated: 01/25/2025 02:03 PM
Changes: 04/14/2015 01:29 PM (69), 07/13/2019 09:41 AM (6), 01/25/2025 02:03 PM (27)
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