VDB-76728 · CVE-2015-5529 · Exploit 132683

Free Reprintables ArticleFR 3.0.6 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Free Reprintables ArticleFR 3.0.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5529. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Free Reprintables ArticleFR 3.0.6. Affected is an unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Free Reprintables ArticleFR 3.0.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name parameter to dashboard/settings/categories/, (2) title or (3) rel parameter to dashboard/settings/links/, or (4) url parameter to dashboard/tools/pingservers/.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5529 since 07/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

A public exploit has been developed by LiquidWorm and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 Exploit-DB (37596). See VDB-76729 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Free Reprintables ArticleFR

Version

3.0.6

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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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: LiquidWorm
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07/13/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 132683
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-5529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76728
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2015 11:29
Updated: 01/11/2025 14:31
Changes: 07/17/2015 11:29 (45), 07/07/2017 17:14 (8), 06/03/2022 10:06 (3), 01/11/2025 14:31 (14)
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