W-Agora up to 4.2.1 search.php3 bn cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in W-Agora up to 4.2.1 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file search.php3. The manipulation of the argument bn leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-4868. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in W-Agora up to 4.2.1 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file search.php3. The manipulation of the argument bn 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 search.php3 (aka search.php) in W-Agora 4.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bn parameter.

The weakness was shared 10/05/2011 by MustLive (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4868 since 10/04/2011. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12435 (W-Agora "search.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 (34906) and SecurityFocus (BID 44370†). The entry VDB-58858 is related to this item. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 100869
OpenVAS Name: w-Agora search.php Local File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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10/22/2010 🔍
10/04/2011 +347 days 🔍
10/05/2011 +1 days 🔍
10/05/2011 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1265 days 🔍
12/07/2025 +3912 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: MustLive
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58859
SecurityFocus: 44370 - w-Agora 'search.php' Local File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/07/2025 08:34
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 02/12/2019 10:39 (9), 12/07/2025 08:34 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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