CVE-2006-2208 in mynews
Summary
by MITRE
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in mynews.inc.php in MyNews 1.6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) hash and (2) page parameters.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/01/2017
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2006-2208 represents a critical cross-site scripting weakness in the MyNews 1.6.2 content management system. This flaw resides within the mynews.inc.php script which processes user input without proper sanitization or validation, creating an exploitable condition that enables remote attackers to execute malicious code within the context of other users' browsers. The vulnerability specifically affects two parameter inputs: hash and page, which are processed by the application's news handling component.
This vulnerability falls under CWE-79 which defines the weakness of cross-site scripting in web applications. The technical implementation flaw occurs when the application directly incorporates user-supplied data into dynamically generated web pages without adequate input filtering or output encoding. When attackers manipulate the hash and page parameters through URL manipulation, the application fails to properly escape or validate these inputs before rendering them in the web response. This allows malicious scripts to be executed in the victim's browser session, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or redirection to malicious sites.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple script injection as it provides attackers with a persistent means of compromising user sessions within the MyNews application environment. An attacker could craft malicious URLs containing JavaScript payloads that would execute whenever legitimate users view affected pages, potentially stealing cookies, redirecting users to phishing sites, or performing actions on behalf of authenticated users. The vulnerability affects the entire user base of the application since any user who accesses pages containing the malicious parameters would be exposed to the attack vector.
Mitigation strategies for this vulnerability should include immediate input validation and output encoding of all user-supplied parameters. The application should implement proper sanitization routines that strip or encode potentially dangerous characters before processing user input. Additionally, developers should implement Content Security Policy headers to limit script execution and utilize parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent injection attacks. The fix should address both the hash and page parameters specifically, ensuring that any data passed through these inputs undergoes proper validation before being rendered in web responses. Organizations should also consider implementing web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious parameter patterns while applying security patches to update the MyNews application to a version that addresses this vulnerability. This remediation approach aligns with the ATT&CK technique T1566 which focuses on social engineering through malicious web content and addresses the broader category of web application security weaknesses that enable persistent attacks against user sessions.