Qbnz GeSHi up to 1.0.8.10 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qbnz GeSHi up to 1.0.8.10 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-3522. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Qbnz GeSHi up to 1.0.8.10. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in contrib/langwiz.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3522 since 06/14/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66398 (Fedora 19 : php-geshi-1.0.8.11-3.fc19 (2013-5411)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (66398). The entry VDB-70031 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Nessus ID: 66398
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : php-geshi-1.0.8.11-3.fc19 (2013-5411)
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OpenVAS ID: 865622
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for php-geshi FEDORA-2013-5440
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GeSHi 1.0.8.6

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06/14/2012 🔍
04/11/2013 +301 days 🔍
05/14/2013 +33 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +395 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +286 days 🔍
03/10/2019 +1445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70032
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/10/2019 16:22
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (60), 03/10/2019 16:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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