PT News 1.7.8 search.php pgname cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PT News 1.7.8. This affects an unknown part of the file search.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument pgname results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-4917. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PT News 1.7.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument pgname 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pgname parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4917 since 09/20/2006. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:search.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29043), SecurityFocus (BID 20090†) and Secunia (SA22028†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

• PT News

Version

• 1.7.8

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2006 🔍
09/20/2006 +2 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3095 days 🔍
09/23/2017 +926 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32397
X-Force: 29043 - PT News search.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 20090 - PT News Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 22028 - PT News "pgname" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3713

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 09/23/2017 17:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (52), 09/23/2017 17:58 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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