Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1 index.php Entry cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument entry 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Advanced Guestbook 2.3.1, 2.2, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the entry parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1213 since 12/14/2004. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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.

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 (18334), Exploit-DB (24797) and SecurityFocus (BID 11798†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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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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12/02/2004 🔍
12/14/2004 +12 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +27 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3711 days 🔍
02/02/2025 +3617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23757
X-Force: 18334 - Advanced Guestbook index.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 11798 - Advanced Guestbook Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 03:27 PM
Updated: 02/02/2025 11:28 PM
Changes: 03/10/2015 03:27 PM (47), 07/21/2017 08:34 PM (6), 02/02/2025 11:28 PM (27)
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