Internet Scout Scout Portal Toolkit up to 1.3.1 spt--quicksearch.php F_SearchString cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Internet Scout Scout Portal Toolkit up to 1.3.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the file spt--quicksearch.php. This manipulation of the argument F_SearchString causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4196. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Internet Scout Scout Portal Toolkit up to 1.3.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file spt--quicksearch.php. The manipulation of the argument F_SearchString 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Scout Portal Toolkit (SPT) 1.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the ss parameter in SPT--QuickSearch.php; (2) ParentId parameter in SPT--BrowseResources.php; (3) the ResourceId parameter in SPT--FullRecord.php; (4) ResourceOffset parameter in SPT--Home.php, (5) F_SearchString parameter in SPT--QuickSearch.php; (6) F_UserName and (7) F_Password parameters in SPT--UserLogin.php; (8) F_SearchCat1, (9) F_TextField1, (10) F_SearchCat2, (11) F_TextField2, (12) F_SearchCat3, (13) F_TextField3, (14) F_SearchCat4, (15) F_TextField4, (16) ResourceType, (17) Language, (18) Audience, (19) Format parameters in SPT--AdvancedSearch.php.

The weakness was shared 12/10/2005 by Preddy (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4196 since 12/13/2005. 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.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:spt--quicksearch.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 (23545), Exploit-DB (26782), SecurityFocus (BID 15818†), OSVDB (21630†) and Secunia (SA17979†). The entries VDB-27438, VDB-83307, VDB-83308 and VDB-83309 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for 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: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Preddy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27439
X-Force: 23545 - Scout Portal cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 15818 - Scout Portal Toolkit Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17979 - Scout Portal Toolkit Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21630 - Scout Portal Toolkit SPT--BrowseResources.php ParentId Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2005-2844

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 11/22/2025 19:14
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (64), 07/28/2017 10:19 (2), 11/22/2025 19:14 (23)
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