PowerPortal 1.1b/1.3/1.3b index.php cross site scripting

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
3.9$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PowerPortal 1.1b/1.3/1.3b and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file modules/private_messages/index.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-2514. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PowerPortal 1.1b/1.3/1.3b. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file modules/private_messages/index.php. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in modules/private_messages/index.php in PowerPortal 1.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) SUBJECT or (2) MESSAGE field.

The weakness was disclosed 07/28/2004 by vamp^ (Website). The advisory is shared at securiteam.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2514 since 10/25/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:modules/private_messages/index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14178 (PowerPortal modules/private_messages/index.php Multiple Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

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 (16838), Exploit-DB (24340), Tenable (14178), SecurityFocus (BID 10835†) and OSVDB (8319†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 14178
Nessus Name: PowerPortal modules/private_messages/index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

07/28/2004 🔍
07/29/2004 +1 days 🔍
07/30/2004 +1 days 🔍
07/30/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2004 +2 days 🔍
08/05/2004 +4 days 🔍
08/08/2004 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +145 days 🔍
10/25/2005 +298 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3422 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +3739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securiteam.com⛔
Researcher: vamp^
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23397
X-Force: 16838
SecurityFocus: 10835 - PowerPortal Private Message HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8319 - PowerPortal modules/private_messages/index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1010802 - PowerPortal Input Validation Hole in Private Message Title Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 4980 - PowerPortal Management Portal Cross Site Scripting Attack in Private Message Module, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 06/03/2025 11:24
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (55), 08/29/2017 08:59 (14), 07/01/2021 07:32 (3), 06/03/2025 11:24 (25)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!