CodeIgniter up to 2.1.3 HTML Tag xss_clean HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in CodeIgniter up to 2.1.3. Impacted is the function xss_clean of the component HTML Tag Handler. The manipulation results in HTML injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-4891. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in CodeIgniter up to 2.1.3. Affected is the function xss_clean of the component HTML Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The xss_clean function in CodeIgniter before 2.1.4 might allow remote attackers to bypass an intended protection mechanism and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an unclosed HTML tag.

The bug was discovered 08/04/2015. The weakness was released 02/21/2018 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4891 since 07/24/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 932 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: HTML injection
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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CodeIgniter 2.1.4

Timelineinfo

07/24/2013 🔍
08/04/2015 +741 days 🔍
02/21/2018 +932 days 🔍
02/21/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/22/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2023 +1812 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4020
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113646

Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2018 07:26
Updated: 02/08/2023 15:48
Changes: 02/22/2018 07:26 (59), 01/07/2020 13:56 (2), 02/08/2023 15:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:46C:103

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