ACP3 4.0 Beta 3 index.php form[mail] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ACP3 4.0 Beta 3. Affected is an unknown function of the file contact/contact/index.php. The manipulation of the argument form[mail] leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-2579. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ACP3 4.0 Beta 3. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file contact/contact/index.php. The manipulation of the argument form[mail] 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ACP3 4.0 beta 3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the form[mail] parameter to contact/contact/index.php; the (2) form[mods][] or (3) form[search_term] parameter to search/list/action_search/index.php; (4) the id parameter to modules/dl/download.php; (5) the form[cat] parameter to news/list/index.php; the (6) form[cat], (7) form[name], or (8) form[message] parameter to certain news/details/id_*/action_create/index.php files; or (9) the form[mail] parameter to newsletter/create/index.php.

The weakness was published 05/05/2007 by John Martinelli (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2579 since 05/09/2007. 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 exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:contact/contact/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 databases at X-Force (34110), SecurityFocus (BID 23834†) and OSVDB (36188†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36694, VDB-36693, VDB-85642 and VDB-85643. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Suricata ID: 2003904
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08/11/2017 +882 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: John Martinelli
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36695
X-Force: 34110
SecurityFocus: 23834 - ACP3 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 36188 - ACP3 contact/contact/index.php form[mail] Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 08/11/2017 04:31
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (50), 08/11/2017 04:31 (12)
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