PhotoPost PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.0 check_tags cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in PhotoPost PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function check_tags. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PhotoPost PHP 5.0 RC3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the check_tags function or (2) the editbio field in the user profile.

The bug was discovered 03/11/2005. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0777 since 03/20/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17314 (PhotoPost PHP < 5.0.1 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19678) and Tenable (17314). The entries 24072, 24615, 24613 and 24612 are related to this item.

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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: 17314
Nessus Name: PhotoPost PHP < 5.0.1 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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03/20/2005 +9 days 🔍
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Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0777 (🔍)
X-Force: 19678
Vulnerability Center: 7470 - All Enthusiast PhotoPost PHP Cross Site Scripting Attacks, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12779 - All Enthusiast PhotoPost PHP Pro Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14576
OSVDB: 14682 - CVE-2005-0777 - PhotoPost PHP - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Issues

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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/06/2019 10:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (66), 06/06/2019 10:22 (5)
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