Adaptive Technology Resource Centre ATutor 1.4.3/1.5 Rc 1 browse.php us cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Adaptive Technology Resource Centre ATutor 1.4.3/1.5 Rc 1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file browse.php. The manipulation of the argument us leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2044. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adaptive Technology Resource Centre ATutor 1.4.3/1.5 Rc 1 (Learning Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file browse.php. The manipulation of the argument us 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 ATutor 1.4.3 and 1.5 RC 1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) show_course parameter to browse.php, (2) subject parameter to contact.php, (3) cid parameter to content.php, (4) l parameter to inbox/send_message.php, the (5) search, (6) words, (7) include, (8) find_in, (9) display_as, or (10) search parameter to search.php, the (11) submit, (12) query, or (13) field parameter to tile.php, the (14) us parameter to forum/subscribe_forum.php, or the (15) roles[], (16) status, (17) submit, or (18) reset_filter parameters to directory.php.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2005. The weakness was shared 06/16/2005 by Lostmon Lords (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2044 since 06/21/2005. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available 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 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:browse.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 Exploit-DB (25831), SecurityFocus (BID 13972†), OSVDB (17351†), Secunia (SA15705†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014216†). The entries VDB-82531, VDB-82532, VDB-82533 and VDB-82534 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Lostmon Lords
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25559
SecurityFocus: 13972 - ATutor Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15705 - ATutor Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17351 - ATutor browse.php show_course Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1014216

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 03/18/2025 23:59
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (59), 07/09/2018 09:05 (9), 03/18/2025 23:59 (23)
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