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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHPKIT 1.6.02/1.6.03/1.6.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file popup.php. This manipulation of the argument img causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1537. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in PHPKIT 1.6.02/1.6.03/1.6.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file popup.php. The manipulation of the argument img 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 popup.php in PHPKIT 1.6.03 through 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via the img parameter.
The bug was discovered 11/22/2004. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1537 since 02/18/2005. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:popup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15784 (PHP-Kit <= 1.6.1 RC2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
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 (18204), Exploit-DB (24762), Tenable (15784), SecurityFocus (BID 11725†) and OSVDB (12109†). The entries VDB-26887, VDB-26886, VDB-26885 and VDB-26161 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 15784
Nessus Name: PHP-Kit <= 1.6.1 RC2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
11/22/2004 🔍11/22/2004 🔍
11/22/2004 🔍
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12/31/2004 🔍
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02/18/2005 🔍
05/28/2006 🔍
04/14/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-1537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22819
X-Force: 18204
SecurityFocus: 11725 - PHPKIT Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13262
OSVDB: 12109 - CVE-2004-1537 - PHPKIT - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11646 - PHPKIT XSS via img Parameter in phpup.php, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/14/2015 13:30Updated: 05/29/2025 04:32
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:30 (65), 06/19/2019 11:28 (5), 05/29/2025 04:32 (27)
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