KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 HTML Library HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in KDE Konqueror 3.5.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTML Library. Performing a manipulation results in HTML injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0537. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component HTML Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The KDE HTML library (kdelibs), as used by Konqueror 3.5.5, does not properly parse HTML comments, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and bypass some XSS protection schemes by embedding certain HTML tags within a comment in a title tag, a related issue to CVE-2007-0478.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2007. The weakness was published 01/23/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0537 since 01/29/2007. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28012 (Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : kdelibs vulnerability (USN-420-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115985 (KDE Konqueror KHTML Library Title Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31935), Tenable (28012), SecurityFocus (BID 22428†), OSVDB (32975†) and Secunia (SA23932†). Similar entry is available at VDB-34597. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28012
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : kdelibs vulnerability (USN-420-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 830077
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/26/2007 +2 days 🔍
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01/29/2007 +2 days 🔍
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02/06/2007 +8 days 🔍
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02/28/2007 +22 days 🔍
11/10/2007 +255 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2680 days 🔍
07/15/2019 +1585 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34665

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X-Force: 31935
SecurityFocus: 22428 - KDE Konqueror KHTML Library Title Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 23932 - Konqueror HTML Parsing Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 32975 - KDE Konqueror KDE HTML library (kdelibs) HTML Parsing XSS
SecurityTracker: 1017591
Vulnerability Center: 14479 - KDE Konqueror XSS via HTML Comments, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0505

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 07/15/2019 22:18
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (87), 07/15/2019 22:18 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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