Foojan PHP Weblog index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foojan PHP Weblog and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2721. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foojan PHP Weblog (Programming Language Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file index.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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) index.php or (2) admin.php in Foojan PHP Weblog allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Referer field in the HTTP header.

The weakness was published 08/30/2005 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2721 since 08/29/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (22004), Exploit-DB (26197), SecurityFocus (BID 14658†) and Secunia (SA16565†). Similar entry is available at VDB-26171. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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08/24/2005 🔍
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08/29/2005 +4 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3480 days 🔍
07/11/2025 +3775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26170
X-Force: 22004 - Foojan index.php HTTP Referer cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 14658 - Foojan PHPWeblog Html Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 16565 - Foojan WMS "Referer" HTTP Header Script Insertion, Moderately Critical

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/11/2025 13:31
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (53), 06/24/2018 12:41 (7), 07/11/2025 13:31 (19)
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