Drupal 4.6.8/4.7.2 Taxonomy names cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal 4.6.8/4.7.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Taxonomy Module. Such manipulation of the argument names leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-2833. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal 4.6.8/4.7.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Taxonomy Module. The manipulation of the argument names 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 the taxonomy module in Drupal 4.6.8 and 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via inputs that are not properly validated when the page title is output, possibly involving the $names variable.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2006. The weakness was published 06/05/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2833 since 06/05/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22052 (FreeBSD : drupal -- multiple vulnerabilities (6da7344b-128a-11db-b25f-00e00c69a70d)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26893), Tenable (22052), SecurityFocus (BID 18245†), OSVDB (25911†) and Secunia (SA20412†). Similar entries are available at VDB-30562, VDB-30561, VDB-30649 and VDB-30648. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 22052
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : drupal -- multiple vulnerabilities (6da7344b-128a-11db-b25f-00e00c69a70d)
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OpenVAS ID: 57161
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1125-1 (drupal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/23/2019 +1564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30650
X-Force: 26893
SecurityFocus: 18245 - Drupal Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20412 - Drupal Taxonomy Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25911 - CVE-2006-2833 - Drupal - Cross-site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12331 - Drupal XSS in taxonomy Module via $names Variable, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2112

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/23/2019 06:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (80), 06/23/2019 06:58 (5)
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