Google Toolbar up to 2.0.114.1 about.html cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Google Toolbar. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the file about.html. The manipulation 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 Google Toolbar 2.0.114.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via about.html in the About section. NOTE: some followup posts suggest that the demonstration code s use of the res:// protocol does not cross privilege boundaries, since it is not allowed in the Internet Zone. Thus this might not be a vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 09/17/2004. The weakness was released 09/17/2004 by ViPeR (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2475 since 08/20/2005. 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 exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:about.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17656 (Google Toolbar < 2.0.114.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading 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 (17435) and Tenable (17656). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 18729 and 20364.

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

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Nessus ID: 17656
Nessus Name: Google Toolbar < 2.0.114.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: ViPeR
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2475 (🔍)
X-Force: 17435
SecurityTracker: 1011351
Vulnerability Center: 7510 - XSS in Google Toolbar via ABOUT.HTML, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11210 - Google Toolbar About.HTML HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10037 - Google Toolbar About Page Cross-Domain Command Execution

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 05/31/2019 09:58
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (75), 05/31/2019 09:58 (2)
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