VDB-146499 · CVE-2012-4525 · BID 55710

Piwigo password.php username_or_email cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Piwigo and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file password.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument username_or_email results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-4525. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Piwigo (Photo Gallery Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file password.php. The manipulation of the argument username_or_email with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

piwigo has XSS in password.php

The weakness was shared 12/02/2019 by Stefan Schurtz. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4525 since 08/21/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:password.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 55710†). The entry VDB-146500 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2012 🔍
09/27/2012 +37 days 🔍
12/02/2019 +2622 days 🔍
12/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/05/2024 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Stefan Schurtz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146499
SecurityFocus: 55710 - Piwigo 'username_or_email' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2019 15:50
Updated: 03/05/2024 08:26
Changes: 12/03/2019 15:50 (37), 12/03/2019 15:55 (22), 03/05/2024 08:26 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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