Simple Email Form up to 1.8.5 mod_simpleemailform_field2_1 index.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Simple Email Form up to 1.8.5. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php of the component mod_simpleemailform_field2_1. The manipulation of the argument mod_simpleemailform_field2_1 results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-8539. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Simple Email Form up to 1.8.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component mod_simpleemailform_field2_1. The manipulation of the argument mod_simpleemailform_field2_1 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 Simple Email Form 1.8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the mod_simpleemailform_field2_1 parameter to index.php.

The weakness was shared 11/21/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8539 since 10/30/2014. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 71131†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Simple Email Form

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• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5

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