Kayako Email up to 3.00.26 Downloads index.php nav cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Kayako Email up to 3.00.26. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Downloads Module. Such manipulation of the argument nav leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-4637. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Kayako Email up to 3.00.26. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file index.php of the component Downloads Module. The manipulation of the argument nav with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in Kayako SupportSuite 3.00.26 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) nav parameter in the downloads module, (2) Full Name and (3) Email fields in the core module, (4) Full Name, (5) Email, and (6) Subject fields in the tickets module, or (7) Registered Email field in the lostpassword feature in the core module.

The weakness was released 12/30/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4637 since 01/09/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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 X-Force (23916), Exploit-DB (26994), SecurityFocus (BID 16094†) and OSVDB (22224†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-83448. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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12/30/2005 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3349 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4637 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4637
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27956
X-Force: 23916 - Kayako SupportSuite index.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 16094 - Kayako SupportSuite Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 22224 - Kayako SupportSuite index.php nav Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/01/2025 23:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (56), 08/02/2017 11:26 (5), 08/01/2025 23:51 (19)
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