Powie pfile 1.02 filecat cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Powie pfile 1.02. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument filecat 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 pfile/kommentar.php in Powie pFile 1.02 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filecat parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1211 since 02/20/2012. 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.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (73165). The entry 60326 is pretty similar.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 103435
OpenVAS Name: pfile Multiple Cross Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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02/20/2012 +7 days 🔍
02/24/2012 +4 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1123 days 🔍
02/15/2019 +1425 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1211 (🔍)
X-Force: 73165
SecurityFocus: 51982 - pfile Multiple Cross Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/15/2019 09:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 02/15/2019 09:46 (4)
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Cache ID: 18:AFE:103

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