vector timthumb up to 1.14 timthumb.php displayError errorString cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in vector timthumb up to 1.14. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is the function displayError of the file timthumb.php. The manipulation of the argument errorString leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-5303. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in vector timthumb up to 1.14 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function displayError of the file timthumb.php. The manipulation of the argument errorString 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the displayError function in timthumb.php in TimThumb before 1.15 (r85), as used in multiple products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to $errorString.

The weakness was released 08/21/2014 as tps://c (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-5303 since 08/21/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:timthumb.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-58199, VDB-62874, VDB-62579 and VDB-66066. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• vector

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• timthumb

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14

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