ViewVC up to 1.1.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ViewVC up to 1.1.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-0132. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ViewVC up to 1.1.4. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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 ViewVC 1.1 before 1.1.5 and 1.0 before 1.0.11, when the regular expression search functionality is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to "search_re input," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0736.

The weakness was released 03/31/2010 with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0132. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45470 (openSUSE Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-2240)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165226 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:009)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45470), SecurityFocus (BID 39053†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25249†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-52787 and VDB-52623. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 45470
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : viewvc (viewvc-2240)
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OpenVAS ID: 861858
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for viewvc FEDORA-2010-5507
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ViewVC 1.1.4

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03/19/2015 +1805 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52481
SecurityFocus: 39053 - ViewVC Regular Expression Search Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25249 - ViewVC Prior to 1.1.5 and 1.0.11 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 08:45
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/22/2017 10:55 (9), 09/06/2021 13:08 (4), 09/06/2021 13:14 (1), 05/04/2026 08:45 (17)
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