Bitdamaged geoBlog Mod 1.0 viewcat.php cat cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Bitdamaged geoBlog Mod 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file viewcat.php. Such manipulation of the argument cat leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2177. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Bitdamaged geoBlog Mod 1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file viewcat.php. The manipulation of the argument cat with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in viewcat.php in geoBlog 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cat parameter.

The weakness was shared 05/04/2006 by SubjectZero Network Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at subjectzero.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2177 since 05/03/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:viewcat.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (26204), Exploit-DB (27798) and SecurityFocus (BID 17784†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: subjectzero.net
Researcher: SubjectZero Network Security Research Group
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30044
X-Force: 26204 - geoBlog viewcat.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 17784 - GeoBlog Viewcat.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/11/2025 15:11
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (50), 07/25/2018 08:31 (8), 11/11/2025 15:11 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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