Mambo 4.5 1.0.9 index.php Itemid/mosmsg/limit cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mambo 4.5 1.0.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument Itemid/mosmsg/limit leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1692. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mambo 4.5 1.0.9 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument Itemid/mosmsg/limit with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Itemid, (2) mosmsg, or (3) limit parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 09/18/2004 by Joxean Koret (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-1692 since 02/21/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (20616), Exploit-DB (24614), SecurityFocus (BID 11220†), OSVDB (10179†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45537†). The entry VDB-22233 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Joxean Koret
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22232
X-Force: 20616
SecurityFocus: 11220 - Mambo Open Source Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 10179 - Mambo index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 45537 - Mambo 4.5 (1.0.9) XXS Vulnerability in Index.php - CVE-2004-1692, Medium

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

Created: 04/14/2015 13:19
Updated: 04/02/2025 02:15
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:19 (60), 06/02/2017 08:04 (6), 04/02/2025 02:15 (23)
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