VDB-45689 · CVE-2008-5757 · BID 27606

Textpattern up to 4.0.6 Body cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Textpattern up to 4.0.6. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Body leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5757. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Textpattern up to 4.0.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Body 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in textarea/index.php in Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Body parameter in an article action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 12/30/2008 by Alexandr Polyakov (stas) with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5757 since 12/30/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 27606†) and Secunia (SA28793†). The entries VDB-45584, VDB-45583 and VDB-45582 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

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: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/04/2008 🔍
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12/30/2008 +329 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2268 days 🔍
10/22/2018 +1315 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alexandr Polyakov (stas)
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5757 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5757
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45689
SecurityFocus: 27606 - Textpattern 4.0.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28793 - Textpattern Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/22/2018 07:20
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (51), 10/22/2018 07:20 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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