htdig 3.2.0b6 sort cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in htdig 3.2.0b6. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument sort leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-6110. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in htdig 3.2.0b6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument sort 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in htsearch in htdig 3.2.0b6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort parameter.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2007. The weakness was presented 11/23/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6110 since 11/23/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 59 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67618 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : htdig (ELSA-2007-1095)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155180 (Oracle Enterprise Linux htdig Security Update (ELSA-2007-1095)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38759), Exploit-DB (30818), Tenable (67618), SecurityFocus (BID 26610†) and OSVDB (40229†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67618
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : htdig (ELSA-2007-1095)
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OpenVAS ID: 60008
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1429-1 (htdig)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6110 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6110
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39818

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X-Force: 38759
SecurityFocus: 26610 - ht://Dig Htsearch Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27850 - Fedora update for htdig, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40229 - CVE-2007-6110 - htdig - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019010
Vulnerability Center: 16966 - Ht://Dig Htsearch Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4038

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/02/2025 03:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (84), 08/01/2019 06:29 (5), 10/29/2024 14:10 (19), 06/02/2025 03:52 (4)
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