University of Washington Pubcookie up to 3.3.0 index.cgi cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington Pubcookie up to 3.3.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.cgi. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-1392. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington Pubcookie up to 3.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file index.cgi. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in the login server in University of Washington Pubcookie 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.2 before 3.2.1b, and 3.3 before 3.3.0a allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified inputs.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2005. The weakness was disclosed 03/06/2006 by Ben Maurer as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1392 since 03/26/2006. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 78 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21158 (Pubcookie Login Server index.cgi XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 3.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25427), Tenable (21158), SecurityFocus (BID 17221†), OSVDB (24521†) and Secunia (SA19348†). The entries VDB-29339 and VDB-29338 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21158
Nessus Name: Pubcookie Login Server index.cgi XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pubcookie 3.0.0

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12/18/2005 🔍
03/06/2006 +78 days 🔍
03/23/2006 +16 days 🔍
03/24/2006 +1 days 🔍
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03/28/2006 +2 days 🔍
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11/24/2024 +3545 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: washington.edu

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Ben Maurer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1392 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1392
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29337
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X-Force: 25427
SecurityFocus: 17221 - Pubcookies Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19348 - Pubcookie Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24521 - Pubcookie index.cgi Unspecified XSS
Vulnerability Center: 10915 - Pubcookie Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities via Unknown Attack Vectors, Medium

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/24/2024 06:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (66), 06/16/2019 09:32 (13), 11/24/2024 06:51 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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