Hans Wolters phpReview up to 0.9 Rc2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hans Wolters phpReview up to 0.9 Rc2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Review Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1516. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hans Wolters phpReview up to 0.9 Rc2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Review Handler. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpReview 0.9.0 rc2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via user-submitted reviews.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2001. The weakness was published 12/31/2001 with PHP (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1516 since 07/14/2005. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 91 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10182 (Hans Wolters phpReview Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7218), SecurityFocus (BID 3380†), OSVDB (20224†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12593†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/01/2001 🔍
10/01/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +91 days 🔍
12/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +1291 days 🔍
10/21/2005 +99 days 🔍
08/27/2006 +310 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +2875 days 🔍
09/24/2025 +4093 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: PHP
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17835
X-Force: 7218
SecurityFocus: 3380 - Hans Wolters phpReview Cross-Agent Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 20224 - Hans Wolters phpReview, HTML Script in User Reviews
Vulnerability Center: 12593 - phpReview 0.9.0 rc2 and Earlier Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:28
Updated: 09/24/2025 16:53
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:28 (59), 06/24/2019 16:37 (3), 09/24/2025 16:53 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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