BlackCat CMS 1.0.3 cattranslate.php msg cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BlackCat CMS 1.0.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file cattranslate.php. The manipulation of the argument msg leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-5259. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BlackCat CMS 1.0.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cattranslate.php. The manipulation of the argument msg 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 cattranslate.php in the CatTranslate JQuery plugin in BlackCat CMS 1.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.

The weakness was released 09/12/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at forum.blackcat-cms.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-5259 since 08/15/2014. 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 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:cattranslate.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13065 (BlackCat CMS 'cattranslate.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability).

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 (95717), SecurityFocus (BID 69551†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47405†). 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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Advisory: 128141
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CVE: CVE-2014-5259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71231
X-Force: 95717
SecurityFocus: 69551 - BlackCat CMS 'cattranslate.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47405 - BlackCat CMS 1.0.3 CatTranslate JQuery Plugin XSS Vulnerability via the \x27msg\x27 Parameter, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 03:08 PM
Updated: 12/15/2024 05:43 AM
Changes: 03/26/2015 03:08 PM (55), 06/13/2017 08:49 AM (4), 03/29/2022 08:57 AM (3), 12/15/2024 05:43 AM (16)
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