Piwigo 0.0.3 Facetag Extension ws.php facetag.changeTag Name cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Piwigo 0.0.3. This impacts the function facetag.changeTag of the file ws.php of the component Facetag Extension. This manipulation of the argument Name as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-9425. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Piwigo 0.0.3 (Photo Gallery Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function facetag.changeTag of the file ws.php of the component Facetag Extension. The manipulation of the argument name 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Facetag extension 0.0.3 for Piwigo allows XSS via the name parameter to ws.php in a facetag.changeTag action.

The bug was discovered 05/31/2017. The weakness was published 02/26/2018 as EDB-ID 42098 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9425 since 06/03/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 270 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:ws.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (42098). Similar entry is available at VDB-113816. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Photo Gallery Software

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• Piwigo

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• 0.0.3

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• open-source

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