ITN ITN News Gadget up to 1.5 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ITN ITN News Gadget up to 1.5. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-7037. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ITN ITN News Gadget up to 1.5. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Sidebar gadget in ITN News Gadget (aka ITN Hub Gadget) 1.06 for Windows Vista, and possibly other versions before 1.23, allows remote web servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary commands via script in a short_title response.

The weakness was released 08/24/2009 with MWR InfoSecurity (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-7037 since 08/23/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 1.06 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43563) and SecurityFocus (BID 27725†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: ITN News Gadget 1.06

Timelineinfo

02/11/2008 🔍
08/23/2009 +559 days 🔍
08/24/2009 +1 days 🔍
08/24/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2032 days 🔍
12/19/2017 +1007 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: MWR InfoSecurity
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-7037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49601
X-Force: 43563 - ITN News Gadget short_title cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 27725 - ITN News Gadget 'short_title' Parameter Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/19/2017 08:22
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 12/19/2017 08:22 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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

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