Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.4 Search cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function Search. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-0548. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris Answerbook2 up to 1.4.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Solaris AnswerBook2 Documentation 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Search function.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2005. The weakness was presented 03/07/2005 by THOMAS LIAM ROMANIS (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0548 since 02/25/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12163 (Sun Solaris AnswerBook2 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 (19624), Exploit-DB (10386), SecurityFocus (BID 12746†), OSVDB (14633†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8421†). See VDB-24505 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

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Solaris Answerbook2

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commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/sun/

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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OpenVAS ID: 100388
OpenVAS Name: Sun Solaris AnswerBook2 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: THOMAS LIAM ROMANIS
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24043
X-Force: 19624
SecurityFocus: 12746 - Sun Solaris AnswerBook2 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 14633 - CVE-2005-0548 - Solaris - AnswerBook2 - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8421 - XSS in Sun AnswerBook2 1.2 - 1.4.4 via Search Function, Medium

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

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/04/2019 17:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (65), 06/04/2019 17:22 (9)
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