Blog Torrent Preview 0.92 announce.php left cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Blog Torrent Preview 0.92. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file announce.php. The manipulation of the argument left leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blog Torrent Preview 0.92 (Peer-to-Peer Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file announce.php. The manipulation of the argument left 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in announce.php in Blog Torrent Preview 0.92 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the left parameter.

The weakness was shared 11/21/2006 by the_Edit0r (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-6020 since 11/21/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:announce.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 X-Force (30350), Exploit-DB (29049) and SecurityFocus (BID 21125†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/16/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3033 days 🔍
04/28/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: the_Edit0r
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6020 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6020
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33359
X-Force: 30350
SecurityFocus: 21125 - BlogTorrent Preview Announce.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/28/2026 01:48
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (52), 09/27/2017 10:27 (1), 08/03/2025 20:08 (27), 04/28/2026 01:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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