Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5 return input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument return with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in Pligg 1.0.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via the (1) return parameter to pligg/login.php and the (2) HTTP Referer header to user_settings.php.

The weakness was disclosed 04/21/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at pligg.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4788 since 04/21/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43127 (FreeBSD : pligg -- XSS and Cross-Site Request Forgery (bec38383-e6cb-11de-bdd4-000c2930e89b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

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 (54510) and Tenable (43127). The entries 52861 and 52860 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 43127
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : pligg -- XSS and Cross-Site Request Forgery (bec38383-e6cb-11de-bdd4-000c2930e89b)
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OpenVAS ID: 66520
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: pligg
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Advisory: pligg.com
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CVE: CVE-2009-4788 (🔍)
X-Force: 54510
Vulnerability Center: 24493 - Pligg Prior to 1.0.3 login.php Open Redirect Vulnerability Allows Phishing Attacks via HTTP, Low
SecurityFocus: 37185 - Pligg Cross Site Scripting And Request Forgery Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37349 - Pligg Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery, Less Critical

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/08/2021 10:36
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/19/2017 09:39 (12), 09/08/2021 10:36 (3)
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