VDB-25627 · CVE-2005-2077 · BID 14080

Hosting Controller 6.1 Hotfix 1.4 error.asp error cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Hosting Controller 6.1 Hotfix 1.4 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file error.asp. The manipulation of the argument error 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.asp for Hosting Controller allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2005. The weakness was disclosed 06/29/2005 by Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2077 since 06/29/2005. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:error.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18400 (Hosting Controller < 6.1 Hotfix 2.1 Multiple 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 l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (18400). The entries 25398 and 25362 are pretty similar.

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

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18400
Nessus Name: Hosting Controller < 6.1 Hotfix 2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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03/11/2015 +3166 days 🔍
06/02/2019 +1544 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2077 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1016456
Vulnerability Center: 8511 - XSS in Hosting Controller via \x27error.asp\x27 Script, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14080 - Hosting Controller Error.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17612 - Hosting Controller - Error.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 22:08
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (64), 06/02/2019 22:08 (9)
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