VDB-27651 · CVE-2005-4410 · BID 15989

NQcontent V3 text cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NQcontent V3. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument text results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-4410. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NQcontent V3. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument text with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NQcontent 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified search parameters, possibly the text parameter.

The weakness was released 12/19/2005 by r0t (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4410 since 12/20/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 15989†), OSVDB (21829†) and Secunia (SA17994†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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NQcontent

Version

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4410 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4410
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27651
SecurityFocus: 15989 - NQContent Search Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 17994 - NQcontent "text" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21829 - NQcontent Search Module XSS

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/15/2018 16:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (50), 07/15/2018 16:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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