Htmlpurifier 2.0.0 configForm.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Htmlpurifier 2.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file smoketests/configForm.php. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in smoketests/configForm.php in HTML Purifier before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "unescaped print_r output."

The weakness was shared 06/27/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at htmlpurifier.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3498 since 06/29/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:smoketests/configForm.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: Not defined
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Upgrade: Htmlpurifier 2.0.0

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06/27/2007 🔍
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06/29/2007 +1 days 🔍
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09/03/2007 +65 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2750 days 🔍
07/20/2021 +2319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: htmlpurifier.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3498 (🔍)
X-Force: 35300
SecurityFocus: 24699 - HTML Purifier ConfigForm.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 36722 - HTML Purifier smoketests/configForm.php XSS

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2021 16:02
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (45), 08/12/2017 10:43 (10), 07/20/2021 16:02 (3)
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