symphony CMS 2.2.3 Error Message filter cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in symphony CMS 2.2.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation of the argument filter causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-4341. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in symphony CMS 2.2.3 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument filter 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 SQL injection vulnerabilities in symphony/content/content.publish.php in Symphony CMS 2.2.3 and possibly other versions before 2.2.4 allow remote authenticated users with Author permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the filter parameter to (1) symphony/publish/comments or (2) symphony/publish/images. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via error messages. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2012 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4341 since 11/04/2011. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71105), Exploit-DB (36281), OSVDB (76884†) and Secunia (SA46663†). The entry VDB-60156 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 2.2.3
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/03/2011 🔍
11/04/2011 +1 days 🔍
02/12/2012 +100 days 🔍
02/12/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1135 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 476e4926e2773588eab10dd3036f27e1411521b5
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60157
X-Force: 71105
Secunia: 46663 - Symphony CMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 76884

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 21:25
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (53), 02/14/2019 13:30 (5), 11/29/2021 14:38 (4), 01/19/2025 21:25 (25)
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