vqSoft vqServer 1.9/1.9.30/1.9.47/1.9.55 Demo Scripts respond.pl cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in vqSoft vqServer 1.9/1.9.30/1.9.47/1.9.55. Impacted is an unknown function of the file respond.pl of the component Demo Scripts. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0731. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vqSoft vqServer 1.9/1.9.30/1.9.47/1.9.55 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file respond.pl of the component Demo Scripts. 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 demonstration scripts for vqServer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a link that contains the script in arguments to demo scripts such as respond.pl.

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 by Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy) (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0731. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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 10354 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10590 (vqServer CGI Demo Program Script Injection 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 (8935), Exploit-DB (21411), Tenable (10354), SecurityFocus (BID 4573†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1647†). The entries VDB-15403 and VDB-15908 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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08/12/2002 +113 days 🔍
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08/10/2003 +363 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3999 days 🔍
09/14/2025 +4072 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18617
X-Force: 8935
SecurityFocus: 4573 - vqServer CGI Demo Program Script Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1647 - vqServer Cross-Site Scripting via CGI Demo Scripts, Medium

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

Created: 07/22/2014 22:47
Updated: 09/14/2025 07:11
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:47 (57), 05/11/2019 11:19 (4), 08/27/2024 08:09 (25), 09/14/2025 07:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:D32:103

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