Plogger index.php searchterms cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Plogger. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument searchterms causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-4247. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plogger (Log Management Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument searchterms with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Plogger Beta 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchterms parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2005 by r0t (Website). The advisory is shared at pridels.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4247 since 12/14/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 Exploit-DB (26794), SecurityFocus (BID 15839†) and OSVDB (21711†). See VDB-27492 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

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: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pridels.blogspot.com
Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4247 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4247
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27493
SecurityFocus: 15839 - Plogger Index.PHP Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 21711 - Plogger index.php Multiple Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 10/26/2025 21:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (53), 03/15/2019 11:12 (5), 10/26/2025 21:15 (23)
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