W.M.R. Simpson BookReview Beta 1.0 Error Message search.htm search[string] cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in W.M.R. Simpson BookReview Beta 1.0. This affects an unknown function of the file search.htm of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument search[string] 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. The summary by CVE is:

BookReview beta 1.0 allows remote attackers to obtain the path of the web server via certain parameters to search.htm, possibly due to a search[string] parameter with a missing value or an incorrect submit[type] value, which reveals the path in the resulting error message. NOTE: it is not clear whether BookReview is available to the public. If not, then it should not be included in CVE.

The bug was discovered 04/27/2005. The weakness was shared 05/26/2005 by Lostmon Lords (Website). The advisory is shared at lostmon.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1783 since 05/31/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 30 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:search.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18375 (BookReview 1.0 Multiple Script XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

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 (21799) and Tenable (18375). The entries 25357, 82511, 82512 and 82513 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: 18375
Nessus Name: BookReview 1.0 Multiple Script XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lostmon.blogspot.com
Researcher: Lostmon Lords
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1783 (🔍)
X-Force: 21799
Vulnerability Center: 13011 - BookReview Reveals the Web Server Path, Medium
SecurityFocus: 13783 - BookReview Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 16880 - BookReview Malformed File Name Path Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/10/2019 11:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (74), 07/10/2019 11:00 (1)
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