Hosting Controller up to 6.1 userprofile.asp emailaddress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Hosting Controller up to 6.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file userprofile.asp. The manipulation of the argument emailaddress results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-1784. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Hosting Controller up to 6.1 (Hosting Control Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file userprofile.asp. The manipulation of the argument emailaddress 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:

Hosting Controller 6.1 HotFix 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to steal passwords and gain privileges via a modified emailaddress parameter in an updateprofile action for UserProfile.asp.

The bug was discovered 05/27/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/31/2005 by Soroush Dalili (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1784 since 05/31/2005. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:userprofile.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18400 (Hosting Controller < 6.1 Hotfix 2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses, running in the context l and relying on port 8887.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (1015), Tenable (18400), SecurityFocus (BID 13806†), OSVDB (16953†) and Secunia (SA15521†). The entries VDB-25627 and VDB-25398 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 18400
Nessus Name: Hosting Controller < 6.1 Hotfix 2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Soroush Dalili
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25362
SecurityFocus: 13806 - Hosting Controller Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15521 - Hosting Controller "UserProfile.asp" Authentication Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16953 - Hosting Controller UserProfile.asp Authentication Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1014062
Vulnerability Center: 8242 - Hosting Controller 6.1 - 6.1 HotFix 2.0 Allows Obtaining Passwords via UserProfile.asp, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/28/2024 23:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (76), 06/02/2019 09:19 (7), 07/28/2024 23:19 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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