NexusPHP 1.5 linksmanage.php linkname/url/title cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NexusPHP 1.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file linksmanage.php. Such manipulation of the argument linkname/url/title as part of Parameter leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12792. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NexusPHP 1.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file linksmanage.php. The manipulation of the argument linkname/url/title 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in NexusPHP 1.5 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) linkname, (2) url, or (3) title parameter in an add action to linksmanage.php.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12792 since 08/10/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:linksmanage.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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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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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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/10/2017 🔍
08/21/2017 +11 days 🔍
10/02/2017 +42 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2019 +779 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12792 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107342

Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2017 10:52
Updated: 11/21/2019 09:03
Changes: 10/03/2017 10:52 (57), 11/21/2019 09:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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