phpLinkat 0.1.0 showcat.php catid cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpLinkat 0.1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file showcat.php. This manipulation of the argument catid causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-2321. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpLinkat 0.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file showcat.php. The manipulation of the argument catid with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) showcat.php and (2) addyoursite.php in phpLinkat 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the catid parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2321 since 10/26/2007. 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. By approaching the search of inurl:showcat.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11031 (phpLinkat Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 (10269), Exploit-DB (21906) and SecurityFocus (BID 5890†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/04/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +88 days 🔍
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10/26/2007 +1760 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2477 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +4039 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2321 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2321
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19963
X-Force: 10269
SecurityFocus: 5890 - phpLinkat Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 12:29
Updated: 08/28/2025 18:10
Changes: 08/07/2014 12:29 (48), 06/12/2018 10:58 (2), 07/13/2024 06:18 (17), 01/25/2025 13:18 (14), 08/28/2025 18:10 (3)
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