Cgiirc CGI:IRC up to 0.5.8 Interfaces interfaces/nonjs.pm R cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cgiirc CGI:IRC up to 0.5.8 (Chat Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the file interfaces/nonjs.pm of the component Interfaces. The manipulation of the argument R 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 the nonjs interface (interfaces/nonjs.pm) in CGI:IRC before 0.5.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the R parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 02/07/2011 by Michael Brooks (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0050 since 12/21/2010. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51945 (Debian DSA-2158-1 : cgiirc - XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 0.5.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (51945). The entries VDB-66672, VDB-66673, VDB-70773 and VDB-70774 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 51945
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2158-1 : cgiirc - XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 802323
OpenVAS Name: CGI:IRC nonjs Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Upgrade: CGI:IRC 0.5.9

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12/21/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2158⛔
Researcher: Michael Brooks
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-0050 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 29772 - CGI:IRC Prior to 0.5.10 XSS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46303 - CGI:IRC 'nonjs' Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 43217
OSVDB: 70844 - CGI:IRC interfaces/nonjs.pm R Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2011-0346

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/17/2021 14:14
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (62), 08/28/2017 09:17 (17), 10/17/2021 14:12 (3), 10/17/2021 14:13 (1), 10/17/2021 14:14 (2)
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