Lilikoi Ceilidh 2.70 testcgi.exe QUERY_STRING cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Lilikoi Ceilidh 2.70. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file testcgi.exe. Performing a manipulation of the argument QUERY_STRING results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1531. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lilikoi Ceilidh 2.70. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file testcgi.exe. The manipulation of the argument QUERY_STRING with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in testcgi.exe in Lilikoi Software Ceilidh 2.70 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

The weakness was published 12/31/2003 by Gregory Le Bras (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1531 since 11/08/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 43 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11610 (Ceilidh testcgi.exe query Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11199 (Lilikoi Software Ceilidh Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1645.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11638), Tenable (11610), SecurityFocus (BID 7214†), OSVDB (40593†) and Secunia (SA8456†). 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11610
Nessus Name: Ceilidh testcgi.exe query Parameter XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1645
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP testcgi access
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03/27/2003 🔍
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03/31/2003 +4 days 🔍
05/09/2003 +39 days 🔍
06/24/2003 +46 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +190 days 🔍
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11/08/2007 +1408 days 🔍
01/26/2008 +79 days 🔍
09/26/2014 +2434 days 🔍
07/13/2025 +3943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Gregory Le Bras
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21435
X-Force: 11638
SecurityFocus: 7214 - Lilikoi Software Ceilidh Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 8456 - Ceilidh Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40593 - Ceilidh testcgi.exe query Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1006391
Vulnerability Center: 1270 - XSS in Lilikoi Ceilidh 2.60, 2.70 via testcgi.exe, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2014 17:27
Updated: 07/13/2025 20:59
Changes: 09/26/2014 17:27 (73), 05/10/2019 09:58 (10), 07/13/2025 20:59 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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