e107 CMS 0.7.5 contact.php PATH_INFO cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in e107 CMS 0.7.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file contact.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-4794. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in e107 CMS 0.7.5 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file contact.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in e107 0.7.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string (PATH_INFO) in (1) contact.php, (2) download.php, (3) admin.php, (4) fpw.php, (5) news.php, (6) search.php, (7) signup.php, (8) submitnews.php, and (9) user.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2006 by zark0vac (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4794 since 09/14/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:contact.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 Exploit-DB (28547), SecurityFocus (BID 19997†) and OSVDB (30979†). The entries VDB-84851, VDB-84852, VDB-84853 and VDB-84854 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: zark0vac
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32292
SecurityFocus: 19997 - e107 CMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 30979 - e107 contact.php Query String (PATH_INFO) Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 10/16/2025 22:53
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (52), 07/11/2019 08:45 (8), 10/16/2025 22:53 (20)
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