Web Content Management News System validsession.php strTable cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Web Content Management News System. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file validsession.php. The manipulation of the argument strTable leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-2488. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Web Content Management News System (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file validsession.php. The manipulation of the argument strTable 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Web Content Management News System allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the strRootpath parameter to validsession.php or (2) the strTable parameter to Admin/News/List.php.

The weakness was released 08/07/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared at rgod.altervista.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2488 since 08/07/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:validsession.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 X-Force (21689), Exploit-DB (26068), SecurityFocus (BID 14464†), Secunia (SA16317†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014616†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-25962. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rgod.altervista.org
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25961
X-Force: 21689 - web content management multiple script cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 14464 - Web Content Management Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16317 - web content management Cross-Site Scripting and Authentication Bypass, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1014616 - 'web content management' Lets Remote Users Add Administrative Accounts or Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/30/2025 22:27
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (55), 07/29/2017 12:49 (7), 12/30/2025 22:27 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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