Verity Ultraseek 5.3.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Verity Ultraseek 5.3.3. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-0514. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Verity Ultraseek 5.3.3. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 Verity Ultraseek before 5.3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via search parameters.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2005. The weakness was published 02/22/2005 by Michael Krax as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0514 since 02/23/2005. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17226 (Verity Ultraseek Search Request XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 5.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19430), Tenable (17226), SecurityFocus (BID 12617†), OSVDB (14045†) and Secunia (SA14367†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 17226
Nessus Name: Verity Ultraseek Search Request XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 17226
OpenVAS Name: Verity Ultraseek search request XSS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ultraseek 5.3.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Michael Krax
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23975
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X-Force: 19430
SecurityFocus: 12617 - Verity Ultraseek Search Request Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 14367
OSVDB: 14045 - CVE-2005-0514 - Verity Ultraseek - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7222 - Verity Ultraseek 5.3.3 and Earlier Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/17/2024 16:08
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (68), 06/05/2019 18:20 (7), 07/17/2024 16:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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