VDB-30051 · CVE-2006-2184 · SA19913

Chadha Software Technologies PHPKB Knowledge Base 1.5 search.php searchkeyword cross site scripting ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Chadha Software Technologies PHPKB Knowledge Base 1.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file search.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument searchkeyword results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-2184. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is still unclear if this vulnerability genuinely exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Chadha Software Technologies PHPKB Knowledge Base 1.5 (Knowledge Base Software). This affects an unknown function of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument searchkeyword 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 search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkeyword parameter. NOTE: the issue was originally disputed by the vendor, but on 20060519, the vendor notified CVE that "We have fixed all the mentioned issues and now the search section of PHPKB script is free from any XSS issues."

The weakness was released 05/04/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2184 since 05/03/2006. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. By approaching the search of inurl:search.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 vulnerability database at Secunia (SA19913†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Knowledge Base Software

Vendor

Chadha Software Technologies

Name

PHPKB Knowledge Base

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/03/2006 🔍
05/04/2006 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3234 days 🔍
08/14/2018 +1251 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30051
Secunia: 19913
Vupen: ADV-2006-1628

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/14/2018 08:22
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (48), 08/14/2018 08:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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