Jaws 0.6.2 magpie_debug.php rss_url cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jaws 0.6.2 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file magpie_debug.php. The manipulation of the argument rss_url results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-3955. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Jaws 0.6.2. Affected is an unknown code of the file magpie_debug.php. The manipulation of the argument rss_url with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MagpieRSS 7.1, as used in (a) blogBuddiesv 0.3, (b) Jaws 0.6.2, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url parameter to (a) magpie_debug.php and (2) rss_url parameter to (b) magpie_slashbox.php and (c) simple_smarty.php.

The weakness was shared 11/25/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is available at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3955 since 12/01/2005. 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.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:magpie_debug.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27337), Exploit-DB (26573), SecurityFocus (BID 18665†), OSVDB (21112†) and Secunia (SA17741†). The entries VDB-27233, VDB-31068, VDB-83208 and VDB-83316 are related to this item. 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-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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11/24/2005 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3193 days 🔍
04/21/2025 +3693 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: rgod
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27234
X-Force: 27337 - Jaws magpie_slashbox.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 18665 - Jaws Search Gadget Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17741 - blogBuddies Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21112 - MagpieRSS magpie_debug.php url Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1015264
Vupen: ADV-2006-2546

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 04/21/2025 00:08
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (68), 07/14/2018 10:08 (2), 04/21/2025 00:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:F56:103

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