Cherokee HTTPD up to 0.5 Error Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cherokee HTTPD up to 0.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Error Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-1681. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cherokee HTTPD up to 0.5 (Web Server). This affects an unknown code block 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed request that generates an HTTP 400 error, which is not properly handled when the error message is generated.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2006. The weakness was shared 04/06/2006 by Ruben Garrote Garcia (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1681 since 04/10/2006. 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 unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10815 (Web Server Generic 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25698), Tenable (10815), SecurityFocus (BID 17408†), OSVDB (24469†) and Secunia (SA19587†). The entries VDB-18973, VDB-19344, VDB-21447 and VDB-25937 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 10815
Nessus Name: Web Server Generic XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Ruben Garrote Garcia
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29559
X-Force: 25698
SecurityFocus: 17408 - Cherokee Webserver Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 19587 - Cherokee Web Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24469 - Cherokee Web Server Error 400 XSS
Vulnerability Center: 11568 - Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and Earlier Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1292

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/18/2019 17:00
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (77), 06/18/2019 17:00 (2)
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