W.M.R. Simpson BookReview 1.0 Classification add_review.htm submit[string] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in W.M.R. Simpson BookReview 1.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file add_review.htm of the component Classification. This manipulation of the argument submit[string] causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-1782. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in W.M.R. Simpson BookReview 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file add_review.htm of the component Classification. The manipulation of the argument submit[string] 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BookReview beta 1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the node parameter to (1) add_review.htm, (2) suggest_review.htm, (3) suggest_category.htm, (4) add_booklist.htm, or (5) add_url.htm, the isbn parameter to (6) add_review.htm, (7) add_contents.htm, (8) add_classification.htm, the (9) chapters parameter to the add_contents page in index.php (aka add_contents.htm), (10) the user parameter to contact.htm, or (11) the submit[string] parameter to search.htm. NOTE: it is not clear whether BookReview is available to the public. If not, then it should not be included in CVE.

The bug was discovered 04/27/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/26/2005 by Lostmon Lords (Website). The advisory is shared at lostmon.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1782 since 05/31/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:add_review.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18375 (BookReview 1.0 Multiple Script 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.

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 (20800), Exploit-DB (25731), Tenable (18375), SecurityFocus (BID 13783†) and OSVDB (16871†). The entries VDB-25389, VDB-82511, VDB-82512 and VDB-82513 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 18375
Nessus Name: BookReview 1.0 Multiple Script XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 18375
OpenVAS Name: BookReview Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lostmon.blogspot.com
Researcher: Lostmon Lords
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1782 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25357
X-Force: 20800
SecurityFocus: 13783 - BookReview Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 16871 - BookReview add_review.htm Multiple Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1014058
Vulnerability Center: 8247 - Multiple XSS in BookReview 1.0, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 04/23/2025 11:58
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (78), 06/02/2019 09:22 (4), 04/23/2025 11:58 (23)
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