Wolfram webMathematica 2.3/3.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wolfram webMathematica 2.3/3.0. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-4814. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wolfram webMathematica 2.3/3.0. This issue affects an unknown code. 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 Wolfram Research webMathematica allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI to the MSP script.

The weakness was released 12/23/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4814 since 04/27/2010. 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. 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 available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (55008), Exploit-DB (33438), SecurityFocus (BID 37451†), OSVDB (61266†) and Secunia (SA37905†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-52929. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

12/23/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52931
X-Force: 55008
SecurityFocus: 37451 - webMathematica 'MSP' Script Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 37905 - webMathematica Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 61266 - webMathematica webMathematica/MSP/ URI XSS

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/26/2025 02:17
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (52), 01/29/2019 10:37 (6), 01/26/2025 02:17 (27)
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