AbleDating 2.4 search_results.php keyword cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in AbleDating 2.4. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file search_results.php. The manipulation of the argument keyword 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search_results.php in ABK-Soft AbleDating 2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keyword parameter.

The weakness was published 03/06/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6439 since 03/06/2009. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:search_results.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 (42596), Exploit-DB (31830), SecurityFocus (BID 29342†) and Secunia (SA30366†). Similar entry is available at VDB-47448. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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03/17/2015 +2202 days 🔍
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47045
X-Force: 42596 - AbleDating search_results.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29342 - AbleDating 'search_results.php' Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30366

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

Created: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM
Updated: 03/08/2025 01:36 PM
Changes: 03/17/2015 04:11 PM (57), 10/31/2018 07:21 AM (1), 03/08/2025 01:36 PM (17)
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