YACS categories/category.php context[path_to_root] cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in YACS (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file categories/category.php. The manipulation of the argument context[path_to_root]
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in articles/article.php in Yet Another Community System (YACS) CMS 6.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the context[path_to_root] parameter.
The weakness was released 08/29/2006 by matasanos (Website). The advisory is shared at yetanothercommunitysystem.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4532 since 09/01/2006. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
A public exploit has been developed by MATASANOS and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:categories/category.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
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 Exploit-DB (2282). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 32104, 32077, 84942 and 84943.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: MATASANOS
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Timeline
08/29/2006 🔍08/31/2006 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: yetanothercommunitysystem.comResearcher: matasanos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4532 (🔍)
X-Force: 28682
SecurityTracker: 1016775
Secunia: 21680 - YACS "context[path_to_root]" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31302 - YACS categories/category.php context[path_to_root] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
Vupen: ADV-2006-3425
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/08/2016 21:18Updated: 08/08/2022 14:44
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:18 (61), 12/06/2018 09:39 (4), 08/08/2022 14:41 (3), 08/08/2022 14:44 (1)
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