Quate Quate CMS 0.3.4 index.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Quate Quate CMS 0.3.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-2496. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quate Quate CMS 0.3.4 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Quate CMS 0.3.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to (1) index.php, (2) login.php, and (3) credits.php in admin/, and (4) upgrade/index.php.

The weakness was published 05/28/2008 by DiGiT with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2496 since 05/28/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

A public exploit has been developed by DSecRG and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 (42603), Exploit-DB (5668), SecurityFocus (BID 29348†) and Secunia (SA30377†). 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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: DSecRG
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42560
X-Force: 42603 - Quate CMS multiple cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 29348 - Quate CMS Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30377 - Quate CMS Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/24/2024 23:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (55), 11/19/2017 10:15 (13), 10/24/2024 23:03 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:BCA:103

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