phpkit 1.6.1 admin/admin.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in phpkit 1.6.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file admin/admin.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2699. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpkit 1.6.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file admin/admin.php. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/admin.php in phpkit 1.6.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary php code by uploading a .php file to the content/images/ directory using images.php. note: if a phpkit administrator must already have access to the end system to install or modify configuration of the product then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries and should not be included in cve.

The weakness was released 08/26/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2699 since 08/25/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin/admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15784 (PHP-Kit <= 1.6.1 RC2 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 (23014), Tenable (15784), SecurityFocus (BID 11725†), OSVDB (18952†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14260†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-26887, VDB-26886, VDB-26885 and VDB-26139. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15784
Nessus Name: PHP-Kit <= 1.6.1 RC2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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11/22/2004 🔍
08/25/2005 +276 days 🔍
08/26/2005 +1 days 🔍
08/26/2005 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2007 +536 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2948 days 🔍
07/14/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26161
X-Force: 23014
SecurityFocus: 11725
OSVDB: 18952 - CVE-2005-2699 - PHPKit - Unrestricted File Upload Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14260 - PHPKit Administrators Unrestricted File Upload, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/14/2019 16:17
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (60), 07/14/2019 16:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:A10:103

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