PHP Arena pafiledb 3.1 pafiledb.php ID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP Arena pafiledb 3.1. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file pafiledb.php. The manipulation of the argument ID results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-0952. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PHP Arena pafiledb 3.1 (Programming Language Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the file pafiledb.php. The manipulation of the argument id 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in pafiledb.php in PaFileDB 3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter.

The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 by Diabolic Crab with SecurityReason as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0952. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:pafiledb.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11479 (paFileDB pafiledb.php id 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 (15992), Exploit-DB (10667), Tenable (11479), SecurityFocus (BID 12952†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26263†). The entries VDB-19573 and VDB-21799 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 11479
Nessus Name: paFileDB pafiledb.php id Parameter XSS
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04/27/2004 🔍
03/31/2005 +338 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +29 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Diabolic Crab
Organization: SecurityReason
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24744
X-Force: 15992
SecurityFocus: 12952 - PAFileDB ID Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26263 - PHP Arena paFileDB 3.1 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability via The Id Parameter, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 09/10/2025 21:39
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (56), 02/28/2017 11:32 (10), 07/01/2021 21:53 (3), 07/01/2021 22:06 (1), 09/10/2025 21:39 (25)
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