PostNuke 0.761 magic_quotes_gpc Language cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostNuke 0.761. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component magic_quotes_gpc. This manipulation of the argument Language causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0802. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PostNuke 0.761 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component magic_quotes_gpc. The manipulation of the argument language with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the NS-Languages module for PostNuke 0.761 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the language parameter in a missing or translation operation.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2006. The weakness was shared 02/20/2006 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0802 since 02/20/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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 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.

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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20969 (PostNuke < 0.762 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24823), Tenable (20969), SecurityFocus (BID 16752†), OSVDB (23436†) and Secunia (SA18937†). The entries VDB-28818 and VDB-28817 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20969
Nessus Name: PostNuke < 0.762 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28819
X-Force: 24823
SecurityFocus: 16752 - PostNuke Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18937
OSVDB: 23436 - PostNuke user.php and NS-Languages cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 10601 - PostNuke 0.761 and Earlier Web Script or HTML Injection, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-0673

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/15/2019 09:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (67), 06/15/2019 09:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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