Drupal Link module 5.x-2.5 index.php Description cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Drupal Link module 5.x-2.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument Description causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0603. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Drupal Link module 5.x-2.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument description 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in the Link module 5.x-2.5 for Drupal 5.10 allows remote authenticated users, with "administer content types" privileges, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the description parameter (aka the Help field). NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 02/05/2009 by Andrew (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0603 since 02/16/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 (48553), SecurityFocus (BID 33642†), OSVDB (51780†) and Secunia (SA33835†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Status: Highly functional
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11/25/2017 +984 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: drupal.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Andrew
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46579
X-Force: 48553 - Link module for Drupal description cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 33642 - Drupal Link Module HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 33835 - Drupal Link Module "description" Script Insertion Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 51780 - Link Module for Drupal index.php description Parameter XSS

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/25/2017 09:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (56), 11/25/2017 09:55 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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