Malcom Box LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Malcom Box LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-4497. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Malcom Box LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. 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 LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the i parameter to the ident program.

The weakness was shared 01/07/2010 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4497. 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 46244 (FreeBSD : lxr -- multiple XSS vulnerabilities (0491d15a-5875-11df-8d80-0015587e2cc1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD 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 Exploit-DB (33469), Tenable (46244), SecurityFocus (BID 37612†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25667†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 46244
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : lxr -- multiple XSS vulnerabilities (0491d15a-5875-11df-8d80-0015587e2cc1)
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OpenVAS ID: 67846
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2092-1 (lxr-cvs)
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12/30/2009 🔍
01/05/2010 +6 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1774 days 🔍
07/04/2025 +3761 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51459

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SecurityFocus: 37612 - LXR Cross Referencer Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25667 - LXR Cross Referencer 0.9.5 and 0.9.6 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability via i Parameter, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 07/04/2025 06:57
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/24/2017 09:45 (10), 08/30/2021 14:16 (3), 08/30/2021 14:19 (1), 07/04/2025 06:57 (25)
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