CGI:IRC up to 0.5.11 irc.cgi R cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CGI:IRC up to 0.5.11. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file irc.cgi. The manipulation of the argument R as part of Parameter leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-8920. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CGI:IRC up to 0.5.11 (Chat Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file irc.cgi. The manipulation of the argument R as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

irc.cgi in CGI:IRC before 0.5.12 reflects user-supplied input from the R parameter without proper output encoding, aka XSS.

The bug was discovered 06/16/2017. The weakness was presented 06/06/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cgiirc.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8920 since 05/12/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.5.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CGI:IRC 0.5.12
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/12/2017 🔍
06/06/2017 +25 days 🔍
06/06/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/16/2017 +9 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2001 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 46dd48442204207b52c16065ad67d294194afd8d
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102023

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2017 08:37
Updated: 12/08/2022 07:24
Changes: 06/07/2017 08:37 (59), 10/14/2019 09:23 (2), 12/08/2022 07:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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