VDB-30409 · CVE-2006-2571 · SA20251

Alkacon OpenCms 6.0.0/6.0.2/6.0.3 search.html Query cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Alkacon OpenCms 6.0.0/6.0.2/6.0.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file search.html. This manipulation of the argument Query causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2571. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alkacon OpenCms 6.0.0/6.0.2/6.0.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file search.html. The manipulation of the argument query with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.html in Alkacon OpenCms 6.0.0, 6.0.2, and 6.0.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter in a search action.

The weakness was shared 05/23/2006 by Jaime Blasco (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2571 since 05/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:search.html 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 OSVDB (25710†), Secunia (SA20251†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016158†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jaime Blasco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2571 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30409
Secunia: 20251 - Alkacon OpenCms "query" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25710 - Alkacon OpenCms search.html query Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1016158
Vupen: ADV-2006-1931

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/27/2018 09:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (60), 07/27/2018 09:10 (2)
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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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