Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0 index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1787. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in Poplar Gedcom Viewer 2.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) text and (2) ul parameters. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was shared 04/15/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1787 since 04/15/2008. 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 and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41689), Exploit-DB (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28608†) and Secunia (SA23761†). The entry VDB-34462 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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: Highly functional
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04/04/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2526 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +3843 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1787 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1787
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41959
X-Force: 41689 - Poplar Gedcom Viewer text and ul parameters cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 28608 - Poplar Gedcom Viewer Search Page Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23761

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/22/2025 17:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (56), 11/13/2017 09:55 (1), 09/22/2025 17:14 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:C71:103

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