A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HijackThis (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code of the file /rating.php of the component Log Analysis. The manipulation of the argument hjteintrag with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Persistent). 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 integrity.

The weakness was published 07/22/2011 as VL-ID 107 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vulnerability-lab.com. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:rating.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.

Similar entry is available at 91236.

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