DiscusWare Discus Freeware 3.10.4/3.10.5 Error Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DiscusWare Discus Freeware 3.10.4/3.10.5. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0073. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DiscusWare Discus Freeware 3.10.4/3.10.5. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DiscusWare Discus Freeware 3.10.5 and Professional 3.10.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors in a URL, which is not properly sanitized from the resulting error message. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was presented 01/02/2006 by $um$id (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0073 since 01/03/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (27021), SecurityFocus (BID 16119†), OSVDB (22153†) and Secunia (SA18283†). 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: $um$id
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28188
SecurityFocus: 16119 - DiscusWare Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 18283 - Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22153 - Discus Error Message XSS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 12/23/2024 22:50
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (53), 01/11/2019 12:09 (8), 12/23/2024 22:50 (20)
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