Xoops up to 2.0.1 IMG Tag mytextsanitizer cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xoops up to 2.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts the function mytextsanitizer of the component IMG Tag Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-1453. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xoops up to 2.0.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function mytextsanitizer of the component IMG Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MytextSanitizer function in XOOPS 1.3.5 through 1.3.9 and XOOPS 2.0 through 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URL in an IMG tag.

The weakness was released 12/31/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1453 since 10/22/2007. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11872), Exploit-DB (22539) and SecurityFocus (BID 7434†). 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2003 🔍
12/31/2003 +250 days 🔍
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10/22/2007 +1391 days 🔍
09/01/2014 +2506 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +3795 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21371
X-Force: 11872 - XOOPS MyTextSanitizer() function cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 7434 - Xoops MyTextSanitizer HTML Injection Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2014 16:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 05:54
Changes: 09/01/2014 16:37 (48), 06/17/2018 09:33 (6), 01/21/2025 05:54 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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