Insanely Simple Blog up to 0.5 index.php term cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Insanely Simple Blog up to 0.5 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument term causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-3888. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Insanely Simple Blog up to 0.5 (Blog Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument term with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Insanely Simple Blog 0.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the search action, possibly related to the term parameter to index.php; or (2) an anonymous blog entry, possibly involving the (a) posted_by, (b) subject, and (c) content parameters to index.php; as demonstrated by the onmouseover attribute of certain elements. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 07/18/2007 by joseph.giron13 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3888 since 07/18/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl: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 (35448), Exploit-DB (30318), SecurityFocus (BID 24934†) and Secunia (SA26105†). Similar entry is available at VDB-37916. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: joseph.giron13
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37915
X-Force: 35448 - Insanely Simple Blog search and blog entry cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 24934 - Insanely Simple Blog Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26105 - Insanely Simple Blog Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 09/10/2025 08:03
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (52), 10/26/2017 09:26 (11), 09/10/2025 08:03 (17)
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