Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 HTTP 404 Error Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP 404 Error Message Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1555. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component HTTP 404 Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the JRun Web Server in ColdFusion MX 7.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script or HTML via the URL, which is not properly quoted in the resulting default 404 error page.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2005. The weakness was published 04/26/2005 by Dr_insane (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1555 since 05/14/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at macromedia.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20550), SecurityFocus (BID 13581†), OSVDB (15814†) and Secunia (SA15050†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: macromedia.com

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04/22/2005 🔍
04/26/2005 +4 days 🔍
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05/10/2005 +13 days 🔍
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07/02/2019 +5162 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1415
X-Force: 20550 - Adobe Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 default error page cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 13581 - Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Default Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 15050 - Macromedia ColdFusion Error Page Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15814 - ColdFusion Error Page Null Byte XSS Filter Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 05/12/2005 11:16
Updated: 07/02/2019 16:19
Changes: 05/12/2005 11:16 (79), 07/02/2019 16:19 (1)
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