Elgg up to 1.8.4 engine/lib/views.php view cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Elgg. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library engine/lib/views.php. This manipulation of the argument view causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-6561. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elgg. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library engine/lib/views.php. The manipulation of the argument view 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in engine/lib/views.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the view parameter to index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was disclosed 05/23/2013 by Mike with Qualys (Website). The advisory is shared at elgg.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6561 since 05/23/2013. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:engine/lib/views.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59656 (Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 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 X-Force (75756), Tenable (59656), SecurityFocus (BID 53623†) and Secunia (SA49129†). The entries VDB-64179 and VDB-64178 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Elgg

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 59656
Nessus Name: Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Elgg 1.8.3

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05/19/2012 🔍
05/21/2012 +2 days 🔍
06/22/2012 +32 days 🔍
05/23/2013 +335 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +670 days 🔍
05/03/2019 +1501 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: elgg.org
Researcher: Mike
Organization: Qualys
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64177
X-Force: 75756
SecurityFocus: 53623 - Elgg Cross Site Scripting and Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49129

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/03/2019 06:43
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (61), 05/03/2019 06:43 (5)
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