Intertwingly Planet 2.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intertwingly Planet 2.0. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-2937. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intertwingly Planet 2.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Planet 2.0 and Planet Venus allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the SRC attribute of an IMG element in a feed.

The weakness was released 09/18/2009 by Steve Kemp with Debian (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.planetplanet.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2937. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40993 (Fedora 11 : planet-2.0-10.fc11 (2009-9575)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 (53259), Exploit-DB (33219), Tenable (40993), SecurityFocus (BID 36392†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23523†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Intertwingly

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Planet

Version

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 40993
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : planet-2.0-10.fc11 (2009-9575)
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OpenVAS ID: 64862
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-9575 (planet)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.planetplanet.org
Researcher: Steve Kemp
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50091
X-Force: 53259
SecurityFocus: 36392 - Planet HTML Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23523 - Planet 2/0 Remote HTML Injection Vulnerability, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/06/2025 03:55
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 02/15/2017 09:11 (10), 08/22/2021 19:47 (4), 08/22/2021 19:54 (1), 08/06/2025 03:55 (25)
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