Adobe Document Server 6.0 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Document Server 6.0. This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0 includes a user s session (jsession) ID in the HTTP Referer header, which allows remote attackers to gain access to PDF files that are being processed within that session.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2005. The weakness was published 04/13/2006 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1787 since 04/13/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 259 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21220 (Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions < 6.1 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 r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4355.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25773) and Tenable (21220). Similar entries are available at 29656, 29654, 29653 and 29649.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21220
Nessus Name: Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions < 6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1787 (🔍)
X-Force: 25773
Vulnerability Center: 11263 - Adobe Document Server Web Session Hijacking via jsession ID Disclosure, Low
SecurityFocus: 17500 - Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15924 - Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24592 - Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions Referer Header Session ID Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2006-1342

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/17/2019 09:26
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (70), 06/17/2019 09:26 (9)
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