w-Agora 4.1.5 Form editform.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in w-Agora 4.1.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file editform.php of the component Form Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2129. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in w-Agora 4.1.5 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file editform.php of the component Form Handler. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in editform.php for w-Agora 4.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via an arbitrary form field name containing the script, which is echoed back to the user when displaying the form.

The bug was discovered 12/19/2002. The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2129 since 11/16/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:editform.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11028 (W-Agora EditForm.PHP HTML 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 (10920), Exploit-DB (22109), SecurityFocus (BID 6464†), OSVDB (38025†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13633†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-19770. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

12/19/2002 🔍
12/19/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2002 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +9 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +1051 days 🔍
12/26/2006 +405 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +2780 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +4042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19771
X-Force: 10920
SecurityFocus: 6464 - W-Agora EditForm.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38025 - W-Agora - EditForm.PHP - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 13633 - W-Agora editform.php XSS, Medium

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

Created: 08/06/2014 11:48
Updated: 08/30/2025 02:03
Changes: 08/06/2014 11:48 (59), 07/12/2019 17:35 (4), 02/02/2025 16:34 (27), 08/30/2025 02:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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