Php-Stats 0.1.9.1 admin.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Php-Stats 0.1.9.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-6212. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Php-Stats 0.1.9.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file admin.php. 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 admin.php in Php-Stats 0.1.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sel_mese and (2) sel_anno parameters in a systems action. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was published 02/19/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6212 since 02/19/2009. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:admin.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 (42729), Exploit-DB (31659) and SecurityFocus (BID 28824†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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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: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/17/2008 🔍
02/19/2009 +308 days 🔍
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02/19/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2217 days 🔍
09/13/2025 +3833 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46655
X-Force: 42729 - Php-Stats admin.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 28824 - Php-Stats 'admin.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 09/13/2025 18:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 10/29/2018 06:20 (6), 09/13/2025 18:44 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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