TYPO3 Freecap Captcha Extension up to 1.0.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in TYPO3 Freecap Captcha Extension up to 1.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5995. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 Freecap Captcha Extension up to 1.0.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the freeCap CAPTCHA (sr_freecap) extension before 1.0.4 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 01/28/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at typo3.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5995 since 01/28/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45379), SecurityFocus (BID 31370†) and Secunia (SA31946†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Freecap Captcha Extension 1.0.1

Timelineinfo

09/24/2008 🔍
01/28/2009 +126 days 🔍
01/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2239 days 🔍
11/30/2017 +989 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: typo3.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46139
X-Force: 45379 - freeCap CAPTCHA extension for TYPO3 unspecified cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 31370 - TYPO3 freeCap CAPTCHA Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 31946

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/30/2017 13:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (51), 11/30/2017 13:46 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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