VDB-37757 · CVE-2007-3693 · EDB 30293

Gobi And Helma search cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Gobi And Helma Gobi. Impacted is the function Search. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3693. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gobi And Helma Gobi (version now known). This issue affects the function search. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gobi as of 20070711, built on Helma, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to the search function.

The weakness was disclosed 07/11/2007 by Hanno Boeck (Website). The advisory is shared at int21.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3693 since 07/11/2007. 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 public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (30293) and SecurityFocus (BID 24880†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Gobi And Helma

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Gobi

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: int21.de
Researcher: Hanno Boeck
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37757
SecurityFocus: 24880 - Helma Search Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 09/08/2025 22:02
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (49), 10/24/2017 09:29 (1), 09/08/2025 22:02 (27)
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