CVE-2006-1223 in Jupiter Cms
Summary
by MITRE
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jupiter Content Manager 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Javascript URI in the image BBcode tag.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/07/2017
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2006-1223 represents a critical cross-site scripting flaw within the Jupiter Content Manager version 1.1.5 and earlier systems. This security weakness specifically targets the BBcode image tag implementation, creating an avenue for remote attackers to execute malicious scripts within the context of affected user sessions. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation and sanitization mechanisms that fail to properly filter or escape user-supplied content before rendering it within web pages.
The technical exploitation of this flaw occurs when a malicious actor crafts a specially formatted BBcode image tag containing a javascript URI that bypasses the application's security controls. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML content that gets executed in the browsers of other users who view the affected content. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and leverages the trust relationship between the web application and its users, making it particularly dangerous as legitimate users may unknowingly execute malicious code when interacting with compromised content.
From an operational impact perspective, this XSS vulnerability enables attackers to perform various malicious activities including session hijacking, credential theft, defacement of web content, and redirection to malicious sites. The vulnerability affects the integrity and availability of the content management system, potentially allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to user accounts and manipulate the displayed content. Organizations using affected versions face significant risk of data compromise and reputational damage when this vulnerability is exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability aligns with CWE-79 which categorizes cross-site scripting as a weakness involving the improper handling of potentially malicious input data. This weakness specifically relates to the failure to properly escape or sanitize user-supplied data before incorporating it into web pages. Additionally, the attack vector maps to ATT&CK technique T1566.001 which involves social engineering through malicious content injection, making this vulnerability particularly dangerous in environments where users frequently interact with user-generated content. Organizations should implement comprehensive input validation, output encoding, and proper sanitization of all user-supplied content to prevent exploitation of this class of vulnerability. The recommended mitigation includes upgrading to a patched version of Jupiter Content Manager, implementing web application firewalls, and conducting thorough security assessments of all content management systems to identify and remediate similar weaknesses.
The vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of proper input validation in web applications and highlights the need for comprehensive security testing throughout the software development lifecycle. Organizations should establish secure coding practices that enforce strict sanitization of all user inputs and implement defense-in-depth strategies including content security policies and regular security audits to prevent exploitation of similar vulnerabilities.