Tigris WebSVN up to 2.0 index.php getParameterisedSelfUrl cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Tigris WebSVN up to 2.0. This vulnerability affects the function getParameterisedSelfUrl of the file index.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-5918. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tigris WebSVN up to 2.0. Affected is the function getParameterisedSelfUrl of the file index.php. The manipulation 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 the getParameterisedSelfUrl function in index.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

The bug was discovered 10/20/2008. The weakness was disclosed 01/20/2009 by James Bercegay with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared for download at websvn.tigris.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5918 since 01/20/2009. 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.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 92 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35818 (GLSA-200903-20 : WebSVN: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46048), Exploit-DB (6822), Tenable (35818), SecurityFocus (BID 31891†) and OSVDB (49244†). The entries VDB-45976, VDB-45974 and VDB-45973 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Tigris

Name

• WebSVN

Version

• 1.00
• 1.01
• 1.02
• 1.03
• 1.04
• 1.10
• 1.20
• 1.31a
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.51
• 1.60
• 1.61
• 1.62
• 2.0

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Nessus ID: 35818
Nessus Name: GLSA-200903-20 : WebSVN: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63358
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: websvn
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/20/2008 🔍
10/20/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2008 +3 days 🔍
01/20/2009 +89 days 🔍
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02/17/2009 +28 days 🔍
03/09/2009 +20 days 🔍
03/10/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2198 days 🔍
11/08/2024 +3524 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: websvn.tigris.org
Researcher: James Bercegay
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45972
X-Force: 46048
SecurityFocus: 31891 - WebSVN Multiple Remote Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32338
OSVDB: 49244 - CVE-2008-5918 - WebSVN - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20945 - WebSVN <= 2.0 index.php Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability via The PATH_INFO, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/08/2024 19:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/27/2019 16:33 (9), 11/08/2024 19:10 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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