Drupal 4.7.7/5.2 Whitelist cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Drupal 4.7.7/5.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Whitelist. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5596. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Drupal 4.7.7/5.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Whitelist. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The core Upload module in Drupal 4.7.x before 4.7.8 and 5.x before 5.3 places the .html extension on a whitelist, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by uploading .html files.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2007. The weakness was published 10/19/2007 by Stefan Esser with Drupal Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5596 since 10/19/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27783 (Fedora 7 : drupal-5.3-1.fc7 (2007-2649)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37274), Tenable (27783), SecurityFocus (BID 26119†), OSVDB (39635†) and Secunia (SA27292†). Similar entries are available at VDB-39381, VDB-39379, VDB-39378 and VDB-39377. Once again VulDB remains the best source for 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: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27783
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : drupal-5.3-1.fc7 (2007-2649)
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OpenVAS ID: 58778
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: drupal4
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Drupal 5.2

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10/17/2007 🔍
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10/18/2007 +1 days 🔍
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10/19/2007 +1 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2687 days 🔍
07/29/2019 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: drupal.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Drupal Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39380
X-Force: 37274
SecurityFocus: 26119 - Drupal Prior To 4.7.8 and 5.3 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27292
OSVDB: 39635 - CVE-2007-5596 - Drupal - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16660 - Drupal 4.7-4.7.7 and 5-5.2 Core Upload Module Allows Cross Site Scripting Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3546

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2019 09:41
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (80), 07/29/2019 09:41 (4)
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