Phpsugar PHP Melody up to 2.7.2 page_manager.php page_title cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Phpsugar PHP Melody up to 2.7.2. This affects an unknown function of the file page_manager.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument page_title as part of Parameter can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-15648. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Phpsugar PHP Melody up to 2.7.2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file page_manager.php. The manipulation of the argument page_title 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. CVE summarizes:

In PHPSUGAR PHP Melody before 2.7.3, page_manager.php has XSS via the page_title parameter.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at phpsugar.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-15648 since 10/19/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:page_manager.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-107974 and VDB-107975 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Phpsugar

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• PHP Melody

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• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2

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• open-source

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