phpwcms 1.8.9 admin.edituser.tmpl.php new_login cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpwcms 1.8.9. This affects an unknown function of the file include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php. The manipulation of the argument new_login as part of Username leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15872. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpwcms 1.8.9. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php. The manipulation of the argument new_login as part of a Username 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:

phpwcms 1.8.9 has XSS in include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php and include/inc_tmpl/admin.newuser.tmpl.php via the username (aka new_login) field.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2017. The weakness was released 10/24/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15872 since 10/24/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.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: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/23/2017 🔍
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10/25/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 62c7c4a7a7de5effa0a82c89e77e53795a82e11d
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-15872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108611

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2017 09:19
Updated: 01/04/2023 14:29
Changes: 10/25/2017 09:19 (57), 11/30/2019 16:04 (2), 01/04/2023 14:29 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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