A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gobi And Helma Gobi (version now known). This issue affects the function search. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gobi as of 20070711, built on Helma, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to the search function.

The weakness was disclosed 07/11/2007 by Hanno Boeck (Website). The advisory is shared at int21.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3693 since 07/11/2007. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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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