Aktivate 1.03 catgy.cgi desc cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aktivate 1.03 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file catgy.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument desc leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-1212. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aktivate 1.03. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file catgy.cgi. The manipulation of the argument desc 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in catgy.cgi for Aktivate 1.03 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript via the desc parameter.

The weakness was released 12/18/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1212. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10450 (Aktivate Shopping Cart Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2196.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7717), Exploit-DB (21187), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 3714†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3833†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-14828 and VDB-15062. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2196
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP catgy.cgi access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17756
X-Force: 7717
SecurityFocus: 3714 - Aktivate Shopping Cart Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3833 - Aktivate Catgy.cgi Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

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

Created: 07/11/2014 11:47
Updated: 09/27/2025 22:34
Changes: 07/11/2014 11:47 (68), 05/20/2019 09:08 (1), 08/12/2024 22:59 (25), 09/27/2025 22:34 (4)
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