PHP Arena paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 ID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP Arena paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2011. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP Arena paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument id 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, as demonstrated via the id parameter in a Question action.

The bug was discovered 06/20/2005. The weakness was published 06/20/2005 by James Bercegay with Gulftech (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gulftech.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2011 since 06/20/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18535 (paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 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.

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 (21076), Exploit-DB (25854), Tenable (18535), SecurityFocus (BID 14001†) and OSVDB (17563†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24129, VDB-25578, VDB-25577 and VDB-25576. 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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Nessus ID: 18535
Nessus Name: paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gulftech.org
Researcher: James Bercegay
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25575
X-Force: 21076
SecurityFocus: 14001 - PAFaq Question Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17563 - CVE-2005-2011 - paFAQ - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Issues
Vulnerability Center: 8445 - Multiple XSS in paFAQ 1.0 Beta 4 via Question Action, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 09/10/2025 06:40
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (63), 06/02/2019 18:47 (8), 09/10/2025 06:40 (27)
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