VDB-25068 · CVE-2005-1448 · Nessus 18155

S9y Serendipity up to 0.8 Beta6 bbcode Plugin cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in S9y Serendipity up to 0.8 Beta6. Affected is an unknown function of the component bbcode Plugin. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1448. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in S9y Serendipity up to 0.8 Beta6 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component bbcode Plugin. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BBCode plugin for Serendipity before 0.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2005. The weakness was presented 04/26/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at s9y.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1448 since 05/03/2005. 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 neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18155 (Serendipity BBCode Plugin 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 0.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18155), SecurityFocus (BID 13411†), OSVDB (15876†), Secunia (SA15145†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7782†). See VDB-24173, VDB-25072, VDB-25071 and VDB-25070 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Name

Serendipity

Version

License

free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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: 18155
Nessus Name: Serendipity BBCode Plugin XSS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serendipity 0.8

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06/01/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: s9y.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1448 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1448
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25068
SecurityFocus: 13411 - S9Y Serendipity BBCode Plugin HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15145 - Serendipity Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15876 - Serendipity BBcode Plugin XSS
Vulnerability Center: 7782 - XSS in Serendipity < 0.8 with BBCode Plugin, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/01/2019 07:18
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (75), 06/01/2019 07:18 (1)
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