VDB-23772 · CVE-2004-1229 · BID 11899

Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger HREF cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument HREF results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-1229. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Gadu-Gadu Instant Messenger (Messaging Software) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument HREF 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the parser for Gadu-Gadu allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) http:// or (2) news:// URLs, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1410.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1229 since 12/14/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 11899†), OSVDB (12517†) and Secunia (SA13450†). The entries VDB-22707, VDB-23412, VDB-23776 and VDB-23775 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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12/13/2004 🔍
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12/14/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2004 +3 days 🔍
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01/10/2005 +23 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3711 days 🔍
07/21/2017 +864 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23772
SecurityFocus: 11899 - Gadu-Gadu Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13450 - Gadu-Gadu Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12517 - Gadu-Gadu http: / news: HREF Script Injection

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/21/2017 10:25
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (52), 07/21/2017 10:25 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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