BirdBlog up to 1.4 comment.php uid cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in BirdBlog up to 1.4. This affects an unknown function of the file comment.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument uid can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5064. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BirdBlog up to 1.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file comment.php. The manipulation of the argument uid 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BirdBlog 1.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) entryid parameter in comment.php, (2) page parameter in index.php, or the (3) uid parameter in user.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 09/25/2006 by Root3r_H3ll (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5064 since 09/27/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:comment.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 (28667), SecurityFocus (BID 20202†), OSVDB (31367†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017258†). The entries VDB-84950 and VDB-84951 are related to this item. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Root3r_H3ll
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32524
SecurityFocus: 20202 - BirdBlog Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 31367 - BirdBlog comment.php entryid Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1017258

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 04:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (51), 08/05/2018 06:28 (7), 07/29/2025 05:10 (27), 04/23/2026 04:05 (3)
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