Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5 Edit cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Edit leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-2436. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pligg CMS up to 9.9.5 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument edit 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS before 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) an arbitrary parameter in a move or (2) minimize action to admin/admin_index.php; (3) the karma_username parameter to module.php in the karma module; (4) q_1_low, (5) q_1_high, (6) q_2_low, or (7) q_2_high parameter in a configure action to module.php in the captcha module; or (8) the edit parameter to module.php in the admin_language module.

The weakness was released 05/27/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at htbridge.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2436 since 04/26/2012. 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.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75834), Exploit-DB (37311), SecurityFocus (BID 53662†), Secunia (SA45431†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35789†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-60853, VDB-60852 and VDB-60850. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Pligg

Name

• CMS

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.1.0
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 9.5
• 9.9
• 9.9.0
• 9.9.5

License

• open-source

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 1.0.0

Timelineinfo

04/26/2012 🔍
05/21/2012 +25 days 🔍
05/27/2012 +6 days 🔍
05/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2012 +70 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +960 days 🔍
03/25/2025 +3655 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: htbridge.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60851
X-Force: 75834
SecurityFocus: 53662
Secunia: 45431 - Pligg CMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 35789 - Pligg CMS Before 1.2.2 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities - CVE-2012-2436, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 03/25/2025 20:05
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 04/15/2017 16:11 (10), 03/25/2025 20:05 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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