Crafty Syntax Live Help up to 2.7.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Crafty Syntax Live Help up to 2.7.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2355. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Crafty Syntax Live Help up to 2.7.3. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name field of a livehelp or chat session.

The weakness was published 06/03/2004 by John C. Hennessy (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2355 since 08/16/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16321), Exploit-DB (24169), SecurityFocus (BID 10463†), OSVDB (6744†) and Secunia (SA11789†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Crafty Syntax Live Help 2.7.4

Timelineinfo

06/03/2004 🔍
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06/04/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2004 +4 days 🔍
06/08/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +205 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3492 days 🔍
02/22/2025 +3638 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: John C. Hennessy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23250
X-Force: 16321 - Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) name cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 10463 - Crafty Syntax Live Help Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11789 - Crafty Syntax Live Help Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6744 - Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) Live Help Name Field XSS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 02/22/2025 07:06
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (57), 07/17/2017 09:39 (7), 02/22/2025 07:06 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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