RunCMS 1.6 modules/news/submit.php subject cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in RunCMS 1.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file modules/news/submit.php. The manipulation of the argument subject leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-6545. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RunCMS 1.6 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file modules/news/submit.php. The manipulation of the argument subject 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in RunCMS before 1.6.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the subject parameter to modules/news/submit.php; (2) the PATH_INFO to modules/news/index.php, possibly related to the XoopsPageNav class; or (3) an avatar image to edituser.php.

The weakness was presented 12/25/2007 by Alexandr Polyakov (DiGiT) with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6545 since 12/27/2007. 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.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:modules/news/submit.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 27019†) and OSVDB (41241†). See VDB-40257, VDB-40256, VDB-40255 and VDB-40254 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RunCMS 1.6

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alexandr Polyakov (DiGiT)
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-6545 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40253
X-Force: 39292
SecurityFocus: 27019 - RunCMS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 41241 - RunCMS modules/news/submit.php subject Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/13/2024 06:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (48), 08/14/2017 09:06 (16), 07/30/2021 09:33 (4), 10/13/2024 06:39 (15)
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