e107 CMS cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in e107 CMS. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-2261. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in e107 CMS (Content Management System) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in e107 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary script or HTML via the "login name/author" field in the (1) news submit or (2) article submit functions.

The weakness was published 05/06/2004 by SmOk3 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2261 since 07/19/2005. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16087), SecurityFocus (BID 10293†), OSVDB (5982†), Secunia (SA11567†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010084†). Similar entry is available at VDB-23166. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• e107

Name

• CMS

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/06/2004 🔍
05/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/08/2004 +1 days 🔍
05/08/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +236 days 🔍
07/19/2005 +200 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3520 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +1585 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: SmOk3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23165
X-Force: 16087
SecurityFocus: 10293 - e107 Website System Multiple Script HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 11567 - e107 "Login Name/Author" Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5982 - e107 Login Name/Author XSS
SecurityTracker: 1010084 - e107 Input Validation Bug in 'News Submit' and 'Article Submit' Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 07/11/2019 08:41
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (59), 07/11/2019 08:41 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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