phProfession 2.5 modules.php jcode cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phProfession 2.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file modules.php. This manipulation of the argument jcode causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1954. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phProfession 2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file modules.php. The manipulation of the argument jcode 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 (XSS) vulnerability in modules.php in phProfession 2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the jcode parameter.

The weakness was released 04/21/2004 by Janek Vind with waraxe (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1954 since 05/04/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:modules.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (15931), Exploit-DB (24036), SecurityFocus (BID 10190†), OSVDB (5624†) and Secunia (SA11465†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-22975 and VDB-22974. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/16/2014 +3452 days 🔍
05/30/2025 +3878 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Janek Vind
Organization: waraxe
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21781
X-Force: 15931 - phProfession jcode cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 10190 - PHProfession Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11465 - Phprofession Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5624 - PHP-Nuke phProfession modules.php jcode Parameter XSS

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

Created: 10/16/2014 11:23
Updated: 05/30/2025 01:04
Changes: 10/16/2014 11:23 (58), 06/18/2018 09:20 (7), 05/30/2025 01:04 (23)
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Cache ID: 216:BE0:103

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