VDB-106197 · CVE-2015-3169 · BID 74689

Askbot 0.7.51-4.el6.noarch cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Askbot 0.7.51-4.el6.noarch. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-3169. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Askbot 0.7.51-4.el6.noarch. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in askbot 0.7.51-4.el6.noarch.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2015. The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-3169 since 04/10/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 847 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 74689†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

04/10/2015 🔍
05/14/2015 +34 days 🔍
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09/07/2017 +847 days 🔍
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09/08/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/13/2019 +796 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106197
SecurityFocus: 74689 - AskBot CVE-2015-3169 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2017 11:47
Updated: 11/13/2019 14:52
Changes: 09/08/2017 11:47 (54), 11/13/2019 14:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:469:103

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