PHPOLL 0.96 index.php Language cross site scripting

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in PHPOLL 0.96. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument Language leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-6271. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PHPOLL 0.96 (Survey Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument language 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPOLL 0.96 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the language parameter to (1) index.php, (2) info.php; and (3) index.php, (4) votanti.php, (5) risultati_config.php, (6) modifica_band.php, (7) band_editor.php, and (8) config_editor.php in admin/.

The weakness was presented 12/04/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6271 since 12/03/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 vulnerability database at X-Force (30426). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Survey Software

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• PHPOLL

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• 0.96

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