AvailScript Article Script articles.php aIDS cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in AvailScript Article Script. The affected element is an unknown function of the file articles.php. The manipulation of the argument aIDS results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-4372. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in AvailScript Article Script (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the file articles.php. The manipulation of the argument aIDS with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in articles.php in AvailScript Article Script allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the aIDS parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4372 since 10/01/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

A public exploit has been developed by sl4xUz and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 22 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:articles.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 (45020), Exploit-DB (6409), SecurityFocus (BID 31095†) and Secunia (SA31816†). The entries VDB-46246, VDB-44291 and VDB-49276 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best 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
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: sl4xUz
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44292
X-Force: 45020 - Availscript Article Script articles.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 31095 - AvailScript Article Script Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31816 - AvailScript Article Script Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/03/2024 21:04
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (53), 11/28/2017 06:59 (13), 11/03/2024 21:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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