Sphinx-soft Mobile Web Server 3.1.2.47 Comment cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sphinx-soft Mobile Web Server 3.1.2.47. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument Comment causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-1005. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sphinx-soft Mobile Web Server 3.1.2.47 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument comment with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sphinx Software Mobile Web Server 3.1.2.47 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the comment parameter to a blog, as demonstrated using (1) Blog/MyFirstBlog.txt or (2) Blog/AboutSomething.txt.

The weakness was published 02/07/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1005 since 02/06/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by SecPod Research and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (72913), Exploit-DB (18451), SecurityFocus (BID 51820†) and Secunia (SA47876†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: SecPod Research
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OpenVAS ID: 800308
OpenVAS Name: Sphinx Mobile Web Server comment Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-1005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60115
X-Force: 72913 - Sphinix Software Mobile Web Server comment parameter cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 51820 - SphinxSoftware Mobile Web Server Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47876 - Sphinx Mobile Web Server "comment" Blog Comment Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/29/2025 08:44
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 01/13/2018 12:41 (14), 09/29/2025 08:44 (16)
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