University of Washington pubcookie up to 3.3.0 mod_pubcookie cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in University of Washington pubcookie up to 3.3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component mod_pubcookie. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-1393. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in University of Washington pubcookie up to 3.3.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component mod_pubcookie. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the mod_pubcookie Apache application server module in University of Washington Pubcookie 1.x, 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 attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2005. The weakness was presented 03/06/2006 by Ben Maurer as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1393 since 03/26/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 1.x eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25426), Tenable (21158), SecurityFocus (BID 17221†), OSVDB (24103†) and Secunia (SA19348†). See VDB-29339 and VDB-29337 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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 1.x

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12/18/2005 🔍
03/06/2006 +78 days 🔍
03/24/2006 +17 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-2006-1393 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1393
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29338
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X-Force: 25426
SecurityFocus: 17221 - Pubcookies Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19348 - Pubcookie Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24103 - Pubcookie Apache mod_pubcookie Unspecified XSS
Vulnerability Center: 10913 - Pubcookie Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities via Apache Application Server Module, Medium

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/24/2024 06:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (63), 06/16/2019 09:27 (14), 07/08/2021 13:59 (3), 11/24/2024 06:51 (15)
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