eFiction 1.0 System Administration install.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in eFiction 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file install.php of the component System Administration. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-4174. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in eFiction 1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file install.php of the component System Administration. 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:

eFiction 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0, in unspecified environments, might allow remote attackers to conduct unauthorized operations by directly accessing (1) install.php or (2) upgrade.php. NOTE: it is unclear whether this is a vulnerability in eFiction itself or the result of incorrect system administration practices, e.g. by not removing utility scripts once they have been used.

The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2005 by retrogod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4174 since 12/11/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:install.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20349 (eFiction < 2.0.2 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, Disc)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (20349), SecurityFocus (BID 15568†), Secunia (SA17777†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015273†). The entries VDB-27426, VDB-27425, VDB-27424 and VDB-27423 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 20349
Nessus Name: eFiction < 2.0.2 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, Disc)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/25/2005 🔍
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11/28/2005 +3 days 🔍
12/11/2005 +13 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: retrogod
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27427
SecurityFocus: 15568 - eFiction Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17777 - eFiction Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015273

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 03/17/2019 11:11
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (68), 03/17/2019 11:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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