S9Y Serendipity up to 1.2.1 File Upload htm cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in S9Y Serendipity. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file htm of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0124. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in S9Y Serendipity (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file htm of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Serendipity (S9Y) before 1.3-beta1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the "Real name" field in Personal Settings, which is presented to readers of articles; or (2) a file upload, as demonstrated by a .htm, .html, or .js file.

The weakness was presented 02/28/2008 by Hanno Boeck (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.s9y.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0124 since 01/07/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31662 (Debian DSA-1528-1 : serendipity - insufficient input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.5 Pl1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40851), Tenable (31662), SecurityFocus (BID 28003†), OSVDB (42394†) and Secunia (SA29128†). See VDB-41269, VDB-39996 and VDB-41663 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Content Management System

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Serendipity

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free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

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: 31662
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1528-1 : serendipity - insufficient input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 60618
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1528-1 (serendipity)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serendipity 0.5 Pl1

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02/28/2008 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.s9y.org
Researcher: Hanno Boeck
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0124 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0124
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41263

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X-Force: 40851
SecurityFocus: 28003 - S9Y Serendipity 'Real Name' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 29128
OSVDB: 42394 - Serendipity serendipity_admin.php Crafted File Upload XSS
SecurityTracker: 1019502
Vulnerability Center: 18057 - S9Y Serendipity < 1.3-beta1 Cross Site Scripting, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-0700

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/07/2019 21:53
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/07/2019 21:53 (12)
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