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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Future Internet. The affected element is an unknown function of the file index.cfm. The manipulation of the argument categoryId results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-6777. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in Future Internet (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.cfm. The manipulation of the argument categoryId 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.cfm in Future Internet allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the categoryId parameter in a Portal.ShowPage action.

The weakness was disclosed 12/27/2006 by Linux_Drox (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6777 since 12/27/2006. 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 and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.cfm 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 (29335) and SecurityFocus (BID 21727†). The entry VDB-34059 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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