Jaws 0.3 index.php action cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jaws 0.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument action results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-2444. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Jaws 0.3. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument action 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Jaws 0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2004. The weakness was released 07/06/2004 by Fernando Quintero (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securiteam.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2444 since 08/20/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16198 (JAWS index.php gadget Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16621), Exploit-DB (24257), Tenable (16198), SecurityFocus (BID 10670†) and OSVDB (7723†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-23332 and VDB-23330. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 16198
Nessus Name: JAWS index.php gadget Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securiteam.com⛔
Researcher: Fernando Quintero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23331
X-Force: 16621
SecurityFocus: 10670 - JAWS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 7723 - JAWS index.php action Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1010651
Vulnerability Center: 6891 - Jaws CMS 0.3 BETA Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 03/20/2025 14:07
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (74), 06/04/2019 16:52 (2), 07/01/2021 07:20 (3), 03/20/2025 14:07 (17)
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