SAP Internet Transaction Server /scripts/wgate cross site scripting

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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in SAP Internet Transaction Server. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /scripts/wgate. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-5114. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to disable the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SAP Internet Transaction Server (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the file /scripts/wgate. The manipulation 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:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wgate in SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) 6.1 and 6.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ~urlmime or (2) ~command parameter, different vectors than CVE-2003-0749.
The bug was discovered 09/28/2006. The weakness was released 10/03/2006 by lion with ILION Research Labs as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5114 since 10/02/2006. 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.
After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22465 (SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate Multiple Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sap.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29245), Exploit-DB (28725), Tenable (22465), SecurityFocus (BID 20244†) and OSVDB (29489†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
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- Vendor: https://www.sap.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 22465
Nessus Name: SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate Multiple Parameter XSS
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Countermeasures
Recommended: DisableStatus: 🔍
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Patch: sap.com
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: sap.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: lion
Organization: ILION Research Labs
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-5114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2586
X-Force: 29245 - SAP Internet Transaction Server login cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20244 - SAP Internet Transaction Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 22171 - SAP Internet Transaction Server Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29489 - SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate Multiple Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 12825 - SAP Internet Transaction Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3894
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
Entry
Created: 10/04/2006 13:13Updated: 05/24/2025 15:54
Changes: 10/04/2006 13:13 (87), 07/08/2019 23:34 (2), 05/24/2025 15:54 (19)
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