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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LiveJournal up to 1.128. This issue affects an unknown part of the file cleanhtml.pl. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Validate-before-filter vulnerability in cleanhtml.pl 1.129 in LiveJournal CVS before Dec 7 2005, when the cleancss option is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a "\" (backslash) within a "javascript" scheme in a style property (such as "javas\cript"), which bypasses the "javascript" check before the "\" is stripped and then rendered in web browsers that allow scripting in style sheets.
The bug was discovered 12/05/2005. The weakness was published 12/19/2005 by Andrew (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4454 since 12/21/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
After even before and not, 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 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 1.129 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (23839). Similar entry is available at VDB-27696.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: LiveJournal 1.129
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Researcher: Andrew
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4454 (🔍)
X-Force: 23839 - LiveJournal JavaScript cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 15990 - LiveJournal Cleanhtml.PL HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 18157 - LiveJournal "cleanhtml.pl" Two Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21896 - LiveJournal cleanhtml.pl CSS Style Attribute XSS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 08/01/2017 09:16
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (61), 08/01/2017 09:16 (7)
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