CVE-2005-3511 in Spymac Web OS
Summary
by MITRE
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Spymac Web OS 4.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (a) the blogs module, including the (1) curr parameter in index.php, (2) inspire, (3) system, or (4) title parameter in blog_newentry.php, (5) entry parameter in blog_newentry_comment.php, (6) entry parameter in blog_edit_entry.php, or (7) caldate parameter in blog.php; and (b) the notes module, including the (1) forwardid parameter in a noteform action; (2) del_folder parameter in a delete_folder action; (3) isread, (4) dateorder, (5) subjectorder, (6) curr, (7) fromorder, or (8) action parameters; (9) ppp or (10) totalreplies parameter in an Inbox action; (11) totalnotes parameter; or (12) touserid parameter in a noteform action.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/30/2017
The CVE-2005-3511 vulnerability represents a critical cross-site scripting flaw in Spymac Web OS 4.0 that exposes multiple attack vectors across both the blogs and notes modules of the application. This vulnerability classifies under CWE-79 as a failure to sanitize user input, allowing malicious actors to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML content into web pages viewed by other users. The flaw specifically affects web applications that process user-supplied data without proper validation or encoding mechanisms, creating persistent XSS attack surfaces that can be exploited remotely without authentication.
The technical exploitation occurs through various parameters within the application's URL structure and form submissions, with the blogs module presenting seven distinct attack vectors including the curr parameter in index.php, inspire, system, and title parameters in blog_newentry.php, entry parameters in both blog_newentry_comment.php and blog_edit_entry.php, and the caldate parameter in blog.php. Similarly, the notes module contains twelve vulnerable parameters such as forwardid in noteform actions, del_folder in delete_folder actions, and multiple ordering parameters including isread, dateorder, subjectorder, and fromorder, along with ppp, totalreplies, totalnotes, and touserid parameters in various actions.
This vulnerability creates significant operational impact by enabling attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of victim browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, data exfiltration, and unauthorized access to user accounts. The persistent nature of XSS vulnerabilities means that malicious code can remain active in the application environment for extended periods, allowing attackers to monitor user activities, steal session cookies, and perform actions on behalf of legitimate users. The attack surface is particularly concerning given that these vulnerabilities affect core application modules including content management and messaging systems.
Organizations should implement comprehensive input validation and output encoding mechanisms to prevent XSS attacks, following OWASP Top 10 recommendations and ATT&CK framework techniques for mitigating web application vulnerabilities. The remediation strategy should include implementing proper parameter sanitization, utilizing Content Security Policy headers, and conducting regular security testing of web applications. Additionally, developers should adopt secure coding practices that prevent user input from being directly embedded into web pages without proper HTML encoding or context-appropriate sanitization, as outlined in industry standards for preventing injection vulnerabilities.