Sawmill up to 7.1.5 Licensing Username cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sawmill up to 7.1.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Licensing. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-1901. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sawmill up to 7.1.5. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Licensing. The manipulation of the argument username with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sawmill before 7.1.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the username in the Add User window or (2) the license key in the Licensing page.

The weakness was released 06/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1901 since 06/08/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18507 (Sawmill < 7.1.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 7.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20881), Tenable (18507), SecurityFocus (BID 13866†), OSVDB (17102†) and Secunia (SA15499†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25480, VDB-52322, VDB-82526 and VDB-82527. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18507
Nessus Name: Sawmill < 7.1.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sawmill 7.1.6

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25481
X-Force: 20881
SecurityFocus: 13866 - Sawmill Add User Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 15499 - Sawmill Security Bypass and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17102 - Sawmill Add User Window username Field XSS
SecurityTracker: 1014106
Vulnerability Center: 8427 - Multiple XSS in Sawmill 7.0 - 7.1.5 via Username and License Key, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/02/2019 17:56
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (72), 06/02/2019 17:56 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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