Piwigo 2.9.1 /admin.php virtual_name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Piwigo 2.9.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin.php. This manipulation of the argument virtual_name as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-9836. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Piwigo 2.9.1 (Photo Gallery Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file /admin.php. The manipulation of the argument virtual_name as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Piwigo 2.9.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the virtual_name parameter to /admin.php (i.e., creating a virtual album).

The bug was discovered 06/24/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/24/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9836 since 06/24/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Photo Gallery Software

Name

Piwigo

Version

2.9.1

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 716
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102787
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2017 00:12
Updated: 12/09/2022 07:11
Changes: 06/25/2017 00:12 (58), 10/20/2019 10:55 (1), 12/09/2022 07:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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