PBLang 4.65 Login setcookie.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in PBLang 4.65. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file setcookie.php of the component Login. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Direct static code injection vulnerability in setcookie.php in PBLang 4.65, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the username (u parameter), which is directly injected into a file that is later executed upon login.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2005. The weakness was published 09/14/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2893 since 09/14/2005. 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 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:setcookie.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19594 (PBLang 4.65 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 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 (22187) and Tenable (19594). Similar entries are available at 26297, 26296 and 26294.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 19594
Nessus Name: PBLang 4.65 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2893 (🔍)
X-Force: 22187
Vulnerability Center: 13035 - PBLang Static Code Injection Vulnerability via the Username, High
SecurityFocus: 14765
Secunia: 16711
OSVDB: 19270 - CVE-2005-2893 - PBLang - Direct Static Code Injection Issue

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 20:04
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (61), 07/10/2019 12:54 (6), 07/05/2021 20:04 (4)
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