MHonArc 2.6.16 lib/mhtxthtml.pl cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MHonArc 2.6.16. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library lib/mhtxthtml.pl. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-4524. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MHonArc 2.6.16 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library lib/mhtxthtml.pl. 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 lib/mhtxthtml.pl in MHonArc 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed start tag and end tag for a SCRIPT element, as demonstrated by <scr<body>ipt> and </scr<body>ipt> sequences.

The weakness was released 01/03/2011 as Bug 664718 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4524. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52727 (Fedora 15 : mhonarc-2.6.18-3.fc15 (2011-3344)), 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 Tenable (52727), SecurityFocus (BID 45528†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29337†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-55919. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 52727
Nessus Name: Fedora 15 : mhonarc-2.6.18-3.fc15 (2011-3344)
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OpenVAS ID: 862947
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mhonarc FEDORA-2011-3357
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12/09/2010 🔍
12/21/2010 +12 days 🔍
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01/03/2011 +13 days 🔍
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01/24/2011 +21 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1515 days 🔍
10/08/2021 +2394 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 664718
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55931
SecurityFocus: 45528 - MHonArc HTML Mail Conversion Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 42694
Vulnerability Center: 29337 - MHonArc 2.6.16 lib/mhtxthtml.pl XSS Vulnerability via Malformed Start and End Tags, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/08/2021 00:54
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (57), 03/14/2017 11:43 (8), 10/08/2021 00:40 (5), 10/08/2021 00:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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