PaperThin CommonSpot Content Server up to 4.5 loader.cfm bNewWindow cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PaperThin CommonSpot Content Server up to 4.5 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file loader.cfm. Performing a manipulation of the argument bNewWindow results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-4574. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PaperThin CommonSpot Content Server up to 4.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file loader.cfm. The manipulation of the argument bNewWindow 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 loader.cfm in PaperThin CommonSpot Content Server 4.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bNewWindow parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 12/23/2005 by r0t (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-4574 since 12/29/2005. 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 and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:loader.cfm 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 (23864), Exploit-DB (26986), SecurityFocus (BID 16071†), OSVDB (21931†) and Secunia (SA18257†). The entry VDB-27808 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

PaperThin

Name

CommonSpot Content Server

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
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OpenVAS ID: 57563
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1201-1 (ethereal)
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Timelineinfo

12/23/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2005-4574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27807
X-Force: 23864 - CommonSpot Content Server loader.cfm cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 16071 - PaperThin CommonSpot Content Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 18257
OSVDB: 21931 - CommonSpot Content Server loader.cfm bNewWindow Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 10/16/2024 21:40
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (63), 08/02/2017 11:45 (1), 10/16/2024 21:40 (25)
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