Chemical Dictionary dictionary.php keyword cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Chemical Dictionary (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file dictionary.php. The manipulation of the argument keyword
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. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in dictionary.php in Chemical Dictionary allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keyword parameter in a browse action.
The weakness was presented 06/12/2006 by luny (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2988 since 06/12/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:dictionary.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
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 (27025).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: luny
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-2988 (🔍)
X-Force: 27025 - Chemical Dictionary dictionary.php keyword cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 18337 - ScriptsEZ Chemical Dictionary Dictionary.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 20540 - Chemical Directory Search Functionality Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-2235
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 09/17/2017 11:20
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (49), 09/17/2017 11:20 (9)
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