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A vulnerability has been found in Faq-O-Matic 2.711 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file fom.cgi. The manipulation of the argument _duration 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 fom.cgi in Faq-O-Matic 2.711 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) _duration, (2) file, and (3) cmd parameters.

The weakness was published 01/15/2006 by Preddy (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0251 since 01/18/2006. 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 and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (24165).

Productinfo

Name

• Faq-O-Matic

Version

• 2.711

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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07/17/2018 +1223 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Preddy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0251 (🔍)
X-Force: 24165 - Faq-O-Matic fom.cgi cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 16251 - Faq-O-Matic Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18468 - Faq-O-Matic Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22439 - Faq-O-Matic fom.cgi _duration Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2006-0189

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/17/2018 10:22
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 07/17/2018 10:22 (7)
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