Datalifecms DataLife Engine 7.2 admin.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Datalifecms DataLife Engine 7.2. This impacts an unknown function of the file admin.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6406. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Datalifecms DataLife Engine 7.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file admin.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in DataLife Engine (DLE) 7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

The weakness was disclosed 03/06/2009 by Hadi Kiamarsi (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6406 since 03/05/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 databases at X-Force (45345), Exploit-DB (32411), SecurityFocus (BID 31335†) and Secunia (SA31998†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/23/2008 🔍
09/24/2008 +1 days 🔍
03/05/2009 +162 days 🔍
03/06/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/06/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2202 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hadi Kiamarsi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47012
X-Force: 45345 - DataLife Engine admin.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 31335 - Datalife Engine CMS 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 31998 - DataLife Engine "admin.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM
Updated: 05/24/2025 11:10 AM
Changes: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM (53), 12/01/2017 08:17 AM (8), 05/24/2025 11:10 AM (17)
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Cache ID: 244:610:40

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