W2b phpGreetCards 3.7 index.php Category cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in W2b phpGreetCards 3.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument Category leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6848. The attack can be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in W2b phpGreetCards 3.7. This affects an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument category with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phpGreetCards 3.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category parameter in a select action.

The weakness was shared 12/23/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6848 since 07/07/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by ahmadbady and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (47590), Exploit-DB (7561), SecurityFocus (BID 33001†), OSVDB (50989†) and Secunia (SA33304†). The entry VDB-48880 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: ahmadbady
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-6848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48879
X-Force: 47590 - phpGreetCards index.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 33001 - W2B phpGreetCards 'category' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 33304 - phpGreetCards File Upload and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50989 - phpGreetCards index.php category Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2008-3510

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 11:38 PM
Updated: 11/20/2024 08:14 PM
Changes: 03/17/2015 11:38 PM (66), 11/18/2018 04:20 PM (4), 11/20/2024 08:14 PM (17)
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