Quirm SAXON 5.4 config[news_url] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Quirm SAXON 5.4. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument config[news_url] results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-4862. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Quirm SAXON 5.4. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument config[news_url] with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/menu.php in SAXON 5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the config[news_url] parameter.

The weakness was shared 10/30/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4862 since 09/13/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38134), Exploit-DB (30718), SecurityFocus (BID 26237†) and Secunia (SA27444†). The entries VDB-39475 and VDB-39473 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Quirm

Name

• SAXON

Version

• 5.4

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/13/2007 🔍
10/29/2007 +46 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2694 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39474
X-Force: 38134 - SAXON menu.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 26237 - Saxon Menu.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27444 - Saxon "config[news_url]" Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 12/08/2025 02:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (54), 09/10/2018 08:22 (8), 12/08/2025 02:31 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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