phpBB Chart charts.php ID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpBB. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file charts.php of the component Chart. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-2359. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpBB (Forum Software) (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the file charts.php of the component Chart. The manipulation of the argument id 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in charts.php in the Chart mod for phpBB allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from SQL injection.

The weakness was presented 05/15/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2359 since 05/15/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:charts.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 (26414) and SecurityFocus (BID 17952†). See VDB-30234 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/11/2006 🔍
05/15/2006 +4 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3223 days 🔍
09/07/2017 +910 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpbb.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2359 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2359
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30233
X-Force: 26414 - phpBB charts.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 17952 - Chart Mod Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 09/07/2017 09:21
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (52), 09/07/2017 09:21 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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