KCScripts Portal Pack up to 6.0 news/NsVisitor.cgi sort_order cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in KCScripts Portal Pack up to 6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file news/NsVisitor.cgi. The manipulation of the argument sort_order results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1968. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KCScripts Portal Pack up to 6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file news/NsVisitor.cgi. The manipulation of the argument sort_order 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 confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news/NsVisitor.cgi in KCScripts News Publisher, distributed individually and as part of Portal Pack 6.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort_order parameter.

The weakness was published 04/20/2006 by r0t (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pridels.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1968. 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 and a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 X-Force (25940), SecurityFocus (BID 17628†), OSVDB (24762†) and Secunia (SA19695†). Similar entries are available at VDB-29822, VDB-29821 and VDB-29819. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pridels.blogspot.com
Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29820
X-Force: 25940
SecurityFocus: 17628
Secunia: 19695
OSVDB: 24762 - KCScripts Portal Pack news/NsVisitor.cgi sort_order Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/12/2021 07:39
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (45), 08/18/2017 09:28 (11), 07/12/2021 07:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:B43:103

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