VDB-100356 · CVE-2016-4847 · BID 92536

OSSEC Web UI up to 0.8 site/search.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OSSEC Web UI up to 0.8 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file site/search.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-4847. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OSSEC Web UI up to 0.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file site/search.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in site/search.php in OSSEC Web UI before 0.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging an unanchored regex.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2016. The weakness was released 04/20/2017 by Shoji Baba (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4847 since 05/17/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 245 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:site/search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92536†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web UI 0.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/17/2016 🔍
08/18/2016 +93 days 🔍
08/18/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +245 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/01/2022 +2050 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: b4dcbba7a8eb09ba9d38fc69807a8861255736d0
Researcher: Shoji Baba
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-4847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100356
SecurityFocus: 92536 - OSSEC Web UI CVE-2016-4847 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4847 - OSSEC Web UI - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 09:50
Updated: 12/01/2022 14:24
Changes: 04/21/2017 09:50 (64), 09/18/2020 18:05 (2), 12/01/2022 14:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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