HTML-Scrubber Module up to 0.14 on Perl Comment cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in HTML-Scrubber Module up to 0.14 on Perl. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Comment Handler. The manipulation 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 the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.
The weakness was published 10/31/2015 by Toshiharu Sugiyama (Website). The advisory is shared at metacpan.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5667 since 07/24/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86712 (Debian DLA-339-1 : libhtml-scrubber-perl security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 0.15 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86712).
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Nessus ID: 86712
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-339-1 : libhtml-scrubber-perl security update
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-629
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Upgrade: HTML-Scrubber Module 0.15
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07/24/2015 🔍10/30/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: FEDORA-2015-84a95e39d4Researcher: Toshiharu Sugiyama
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CVE: CVE-2015-5667 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 54755 - HTML-Scrubber Module before 0.15 for Perl Remote XSS via a Crafted Comment, Low
SecurityFocus: 77385 - HTML::Scrubber CVE-2015-5667 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 11/02/2015 10:02Updated: 06/25/2022 14:49
Changes: 11/02/2015 10:02 (58), 05/10/2018 11:01 (16), 06/25/2022 14:49 (3)
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