MaxWebPortal 1.30/1.31 dl_showall.asp SendTo cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MaxWebPortal 1.30/1.31. This affects an unknown function of the file dl_showall.asp. The manipulation of the argument SendTo leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0271. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in MaxWebPortal 1.30/1.31 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file dl_showall.asp. The manipulation of the argument SendTo 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities (XSS) in MaxWebPortal allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script as other users via (1) the sub_name parameter of dl_showall.asp, (2) the SendTo parameter in Personal Messages, (3) the HTTP_REFERER for down.asp, or (4) the image name of an Avatar in the register form.

The weakness was published 11/23/2004 by Manuel Lopez (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0271. 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 proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:dl_showall.asp 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 (15122), Exploit-DB (23676) and SecurityFocus (BID 9625†). Similar entry is available at VDB-22416. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• MaxWebPortal

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• 1.30
• 1.31

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