VDB-62185 · CVE-2011-4942 · SA42775

Geeklog up to 1.35 CSRF Protection admin/configuration.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Geeklog up to 1.35. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/configuration.php of the component CSRF protection. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-4942. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Geeklog up to 1.35 (Blog Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file admin/configuration.php of the component CSRF Protection. The manipulation 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 admin/configuration.php in Geeklog before 1.7.1sr1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) subgroup or (2) conf_group parameters. NOTE: this vulnerability might require a user-assisted attack or a bypass of a CSRF protection mechanism.

The bug was discovered 12/30/2010. The weakness was published 01/04/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at yehg.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4942 since 12/23/2011. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/configuration.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (70245†) and Secunia (SA42775†). Similar entry is available at VDB-62186. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Geeklog 1.4.0

Timelineinfo

12/30/2010 🔍
01/02/2011 +3 days 🔍
01/03/2011 +1 days 🔍
01/04/2011 +0 days 🔍
12/23/2011 +353 days 🔍
09/09/2012 +261 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +926 days 🔍
09/03/2017 +894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: yehg.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-4942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62185
Secunia: 42775
OSVDB: 70245 - Geeklog admin/configuration.php Multiple Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/03/2017 14:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (49), 09/03/2017 14:52 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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