Wired Community Software WWWthreads 5.4/5.4.2/Rc3 dosearch.php Cat cross site scripting
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wired Community Software WWWthreads 5.4/5.4.2/Rc3. This issue affects an unknown code of the file dosearch.php. The manipulation of the argument Cat
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. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WWWthreads 5.4.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Cat parameter to (1) dosearch.php, (2) postlist.php, (3) showmembers.php, (4) faq_english.php, (5) online.php, (6) login.php, (7) newuser.php, (8) wwwthreads.php, (9) search.php, or (10) postlist.php.
The weakness was shared 09/27/2006 by Root3r_H3ll (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5059 since 09/27/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:dosearch.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.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: 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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Timeline
09/25/2006 🔍09/27/2006 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Root3r_H3ll
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-5059 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 20178 - WWWThreads Cat Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22211 - WWWthreads "Cat" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3858
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 08/05/2018 06:26
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (49), 08/05/2018 06:26 (8)
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