VDB-25813 · CVE-2005-2288 · BID 14256

PHPCounter 7.2 EpochPrefix cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHPCounter 7.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument EpochPrefix causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2288. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHPCounter 7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument EpochPrefix 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHPCounter 7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the EpochPrefix parameter.

The weakness was presented 07/18/2005 by priestmaster (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2288 since 07/17/2005. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 14256†), Secunia (SA15816†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014478†). See VDB-25814 for similar entry. 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: 4.3

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

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Timelineinfo

07/13/2005 🔍
07/14/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2005 +3 days 🔍
07/18/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3523 days 🔍
07/10/2018 +1217 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: priestmaster
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25813
SecurityFocus: 14256 - PHPCounter EpochPrefix Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabillity
Secunia: 15816 - PHPCounter "EpochPrefix" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1014478

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/10/2018 08:50
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (51), 07/10/2018 08:50 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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