Martin Bauer gbook 1.0/1.0.1 gbook.cgi cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Martin Bauer gbook 1.0/1.0.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file gbook.cgi. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gbook.cgi in gBook before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header field.

The weakness was published 09/01/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4727 since 02/23/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After 7 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (22114).

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gbook 1.0.2

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09/01/2005 🔍
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02/20/2006 +51 days 🔍
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07/16/2018 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4727 (🔍)
X-Force: 22114 - gbook HTTP POST User-Agent cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 14725 - GBook Multiple Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16668 - gBook "User-Agent" HTTP Header Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19144 - gBook HTTP User-Agent Header XSS
Vupen: ADV-2005-1617

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/16/2018 09:21
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (60), 07/16/2018 09:21 (7)
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