e107 CMS 2.0.0 usersettings.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in e107 CMS 2.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file usersettings.php. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-1057. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in e107 CMS 2.0.0 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file usersettings.php. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in usersettings.php in e107 2.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Real Name" value.

The weakness was published 01/16/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1057 since 01/16/2015. 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 and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Ahmet Agar/0x97 and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:usersettings.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 databases at X-Force (99627), Exploit-DB (35679) and OSVDB (116692†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Ahmet Agar/0x97
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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01/03/2015 🔍
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01/16/2015 +13 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +70 days 🔍
01/18/2025 +3585 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73675
X-Force: 99627
OSVDB: 116692

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 01/18/2025 12:54
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (44), 07/11/2019 08:47 (13), 01/18/2025 12:54 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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