Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4786. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg before 1.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP Referer header to (1) admin/admin_config.php, (2) admin/admin_modules.php, (3) delete.php, (4) editlink.php, (5) submit.php, (6) submit_groups.php, (7) user_add_remove_links.php, and (8) user_settings.php.

The weakness was published 04/21/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pligg.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4786 since 04/21/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43127 (FreeBSD : pligg -- XSS and Cross-Site Request Forgery (bec38383-e6cb-11de-bdd4-000c2930e89b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54508), Tenable (43127), SecurityFocus (BID 37185†), Secunia (SA37349†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24491†). Similar entries are available at VDB-52862 and VDB-52861. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 43127
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : pligg -- XSS and Cross-Site Request Forgery (bec38383-e6cb-11de-bdd4-000c2930e89b)
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OpenVAS ID: 66520
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: pligg
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.0.0

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12/02/2009 🔍
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12/14/2009 +12 days 🔍
12/23/2009 +9 days 🔍
12/30/2009 +7 days 🔍
04/21/2010 +112 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1793 days 🔍
09/08/2021 +2365 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pligg.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52860
X-Force: 54508
SecurityFocus: 37185 - Pligg Cross Site Scripting And Request Forgery Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37349 - Pligg Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24491 - Pligg Prior to 1.0.3 Multiple Scripts Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/08/2021 10:24
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (63), 02/19/2017 09:38 (12), 09/08/2021 10:24 (3)
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