Yahoo! Mail input style cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Mail (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument input style 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in the ASP function responsible for redirection in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 allows remote attackers to embed a URL containing script in a redirection message.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was shared 12/10/2003 with Finjan Software (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at finjan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0223 since 04/30/2003. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at lists.netsys.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12200 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11683 (MS03-018: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (11114)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86594 (Microsoft IIS Cumulative Patch Missing (MS03-018)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mail.yahoo.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1497.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13116) and Tenable (11683). Additional details are provided at heise.de. The entries 83, 84, 86 and 85 are related to this item.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 11683
Nessus Name: MS03-018: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (11114)
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OpenVAS ID: 101017
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft MS03-018 security check
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Patch: mail.yahoo.com

Snort ID: 1497

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06/09/2003 +7 days 🔍
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12/11/2003 +1 days 🔍
06/27/2019 +5677 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: finjan.com
Researcher: http://www.finjan.com
Organization: Finjan Software
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0223 (🔍)
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X-Force: 13116
Vulnerability Center: 2232 - Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 4.0, 5.0 and 5.1, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7731 - Microsoft IIS Redirection Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7737 - Microsoft IIS MS03-018 patch is not installed on the system

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Created: 12/11/2003 10:08
Updated: 06/27/2019 12:26
Changes: 12/11/2003 10:08 (83), 06/27/2019 12:26 (6)
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