ASPjar Guestbook 1.0 web site cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in ASPjar Guestbook 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation of the argument web site can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1729. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ASPjar Guestbook 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument web site with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in ASPjar Guestbook 1.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via the "web site" parameter in a guestbook message.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2002. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1729 since 06/21/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 241 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 10775 (ASPJar Guestbook 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 (9005), SecurityFocus (BID 4671†), OSVDB (27077†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6786†). The entries VDB-19370, VDB-19371 and VDB-19373 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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12/31/2002 +241 days 🔍
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01/06/2005 +737 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +166 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3331 days 🔍
09/02/2025 +4047 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19372
X-Force: 9005
SecurityFocus: 4671 - ASPJar Guestbook HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 27077 - CVE-2002-1729 - ASPjar Guestbook - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 6786 - XSS in ASPjar Guestbook 1.00 via Message Posting, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 16:38
Updated: 09/02/2025 05:11
Changes: 08/04/2014 16:38 (57), 05/29/2019 10:07 (5), 09/02/2025 05:11 (18)
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