Bitweaver 2.0.2 edit.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Bitweaver 2.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file edit.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4337. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Bitweaver 2.0.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file edit.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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Bitweaver 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URL parameter to (1) edit.php and (2) list.php in articles/; (3) list_blogs.php and (4) rankings.php in blogs/; (5) calendar/index.php; (6) calendar.php, (7) index.php, and (8) list_events.php in events/; (9) index.php and (10) list_galleries.php in fisheye/; (11) liberty/list_content.php; (12) newsletters/edition.php; (13) pigeonholes/list.php; (14) recommends/index.php; (15) rss/index.php; (16) stars/index.php; (17) users/remind_password.php; (18) wiki/orphan_pages.php; and (19) stats/index.php, different vectors than CVE-2007-0526 and CVE-2005-4379. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was published 09/30/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4337 since 09/30/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:edit.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 (45409), SecurityFocus (BID 31395†) and Secunia (SA32014†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Bitweaver

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• 2.0.2

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• open-source

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