MyArticles 0.6 topics.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in MyArticles 0.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file topics.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-6452. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MyArticles 0.6. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file topics.php. The manipulation 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 the MyArticles module before 0.6 beta 1, for RunCMS, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to (1) topics.php, (2) submit.php, and (3) class/calendar.class.php.

The weakness was disclosed 12/10/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6452 since 12/10/2006. 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 are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

Upgrading to version 0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (30618). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MyArticles 0.6

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12/10/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3014 days 🔍
08/10/2018 +1247 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6452 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6452
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33762
X-Force: 30618 - MyArticles module for RunCMS multiple cross-site scripting
Vupen: ADV-2006-4777

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/10/2018 06:35
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (46), 08/10/2018 06:35 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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