Project Alumni 1.0.9 Year cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Project Alumni 1.0.9. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument Year can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-2117. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Project Alumni 1.0.9 (Project Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument year 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pages/news.page.inc in Project Alumni 1.0.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the year parameter in a news action to index.php, a different vector than CVE-2007-6126.

The weakness was published 05/08/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2117 since 05/08/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

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 (42149), Exploit-DB (31724) and SecurityFocus (BID 29019†). Similar entry is available at VDB-42281. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

05/02/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2503 days 🔍
03/16/2025 +3653 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42280
X-Force: 42149 - Project Alumni year parameter cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29019 - Project Alumni SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 03/16/2025 19:19
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (50), 11/13/2017 08:32 (7), 03/16/2025 19:19 (17)
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