Blojsom 2.31 blog-category-name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blojsom 2.31 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument blog-category-name results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-4829. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blojsom 2.31. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument blog-category-name 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in David Czarnecki Blojsom 2.31 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) blog-category-description, (2) blog-entry-title, (3) rss-enclosure-url, (4) technorati-tagsi, or (5) blog-category-name parameter in a blog post.

The bug was discovered 09/13/2006. The weakness was released 09/15/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4829 since 09/15/2006. 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 exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24811 (Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28951), Exploit-DB (28574), Tenable (24811), SecurityFocus (BID 20026†) and OSVDB (28834†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2824, VDB-2832, VDB-2833 and VDB-2834. 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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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 24811
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32316
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X-Force: 28951
SecurityFocus: 20026 - Blojsom Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 21935 - Blojsom Multiple Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 28834 - Blojsom - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14625 - Blojson XSS via Multiple Blog Posts Parameter, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3633

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 08/03/2025 20:08
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (74), 07/16/2019 16:51 (5), 01/14/2025 07:08 (17), 08/03/2025 20:08 (4)
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