Bradford Barrett Webalizer 2.0.6 Keyword/HostName cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Bradford Barrett Webalizer 2.0.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Keyword/HostName Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0835. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. This vulnerability is historically significant due to its background and the way it was received. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bradford Barrett Webalizer 2.0.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Keyword/HostName 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 vulnerability in Webalizer 2.01-06, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML tags by specifying them in (1) search keywords embedded in HTTP referrer information, or (2) host names that are retrieved via a reverse DNS lookup.

The weakness was presented 12/06/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0835. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/10/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10816 (Webalizer < 2.01-09 Multiple 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. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1847.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7351), Tenable (10816), SecurityFocus (BID 3473†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1514†). See VDB-18089 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10816
Nessus Name: Webalizer < 2.01-09 Multiple XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 10816
OpenVAS Name: Webalizer Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1847
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP webalizer access
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Suricata ID: 2101847
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10/24/2001 🔍
12/03/2001 +40 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +3 days 🔍
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07/28/2003 +599 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +4000 days 🔍
05/10/2019 +1765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
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CVE: CVE-2001-0835 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0835
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17693
X-Force: 7351
SecurityFocus: 3473 - Bradford Barrett Webalizer Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1514 - Webalizer HTML Injection Cross-Site Scripting Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 17:45
Updated: 05/10/2019 21:48
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:45 (74), 05/10/2019 21:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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