BoastMachine up to 3.1 index.php _server["php_self" cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BoastMachine up to 3.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument _server["php_self" results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-2491. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BoastMachine up to 3.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument _server["php_self" 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) index.php and (2) bmc/admin.php in BoastMachine (bMachine) 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly filtered when it is accessed using the $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] variable.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2006 by Yunus Emre Yilmaz (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2491 since 05/19/2006. 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 and a public exploit are known. 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. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (26518), Exploit-DB (27889), SecurityFocus (BID 18012†), OSVDB (25617†) and Secunia (SA20149†). The entry VDB-83951 is pretty similar. 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Yunus Emre Yilmaz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30327
X-Force: 26518 - boastMachine $_SERVER[\
SecurityFocus: 18012
Secunia: 20149 - BoastMachine Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25617 - boastMachine admin.php Form Action XSS
Vupen: ADV-2006-1853

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/04/2025 04:44
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (63), 07/27/2018 08:50 (2), 08/04/2025 04:44 (22)
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