Demandmedia Pluck SiteLife up to 5.0.11 cb cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Demandmedia Pluck SiteLife up to 5.0.11. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument cb results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0253. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Demandmedia Pluck SiteLife up to 5.0.11. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument cb with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Demand Media Pluck SiteLife before 5.0.13 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the jsonRequest parameter to Direct/Process, the (2) r or (3) cb parameter to Direct/jsonp.htm, or (4) the cb parameter to sys/jsonp.app/.htm.

The weakness was published 04/18/2012 by Phil Purviance as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0253 since 12/21/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 5.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74805), SecurityFocus (BID 52968†) and Secunia (SA48778†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pluck SiteLife 5.0.12

Timelineinfo

12/21/2011 🔍
04/10/2012 +111 days 🔍
04/11/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/18/2012 +7 days 🔍
04/18/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1069 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3684 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Phil Purviance
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60615
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X-Force: 74805 - Pluck SiteLife Direct/Process, Direct/jsonp.htm and sys/jsonp.app/.htm cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 52968 - Pluck SiteLife Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48778 - Pluck SiteLife Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/23/2025 16:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 01/26/2018 08:14 (1), 12/03/2024 11:52 (17), 04/23/2025 16:53 (2)
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