Novemberborn sIFR 2.0.2 Font Rendering txt cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novemberborn sIFR 2.0.2. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Font Rendering. The manipulation of the argument txt leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-0438. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Novemberborn sIFR 2.0.2. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Font Rendering. The manipulation of the argument txt 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the font rendering functionality in Novemberborn sIFR 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the txt parameter to a Flash (SWF) file, as demonstrated by fonts/FuturaLt.swf.

The weakness was released 07/04/2007 with ProCheckUp (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0438 since 01/23/2008. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After 8 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12785 (Novemberborn sIFR txt Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39835), Exploit-DB (31047), SecurityFocus (BID 27394†), OSVDB (41006†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43109†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: ProCheckUp
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40691
X-Force: 39835
SecurityFocus: 27394 - Novemberborn sIFR 'txt' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 41006 - sIFR SWF File txt Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 43109 - Novemberborn SIFR 2.0.2 Remote Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via the Txt Parameter to a Flash (SWF) File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 16:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (55), 05/20/2017 10:13 (14), 02/01/2025 23:00 (21), 06/01/2025 16:10 (3)
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