Novell GroupWise 6.0/6.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise 6.0/6.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-2276. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novell GroupWise 6.0/6.5 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novell Groupwise WebAccess 6.5 before July 11, 2005 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message with an encoded javascript URI (e.g. "j&#X41vascript" in an IMG tag.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2005. The weakness was shared 07/19/2005 by Francisco Amato with Infobyte Security Research (Website). The advisory is shared at support.novell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2276 since 07/15/2005. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download 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 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19228 (Novell GroupWise WebAccess Email IMG SRC XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at novell.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 (21421), Exploit-DB (26001), Tenable (19228), SecurityFocus (BID 14310†) and OSVDB (18064†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 19228
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise WebAccess Email IMG SRC XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: novell.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: support.novell.com
Researcher: Francisco Amato
Organization: Infobyte Security Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1629
X-Force: 21421 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess component cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 14310 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 16098 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18064 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess E-Mail IMG SRC XSS
SecurityTracker: 1014515
Vulnerability Center: 8731 - XSS in Novell Groupwise WebAccess 6.5 via E-Mail with Encoded Javascript, Low

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2005 11:24
Updated: 12/10/2024 16:09
Changes: 07/25/2005 11:24 (89), 07/03/2019 16:46 (6), 12/10/2024 16:09 (18)
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