VDB-81972 · XFDB 15499 · BID 9890

Mambo Open Source index.php mos_change_template cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mambo Open Source. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument mos_change_template results in cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mambo Open Source (Content Management System) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument mos_change_template with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 03/16/2004 by JeiAr with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gulftech.org. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 databases at X-Force (15499), SecurityFocus (BID 9890†), OSVDB (4665†) and Secunia (SA11140†). The entries VDB-21665 and VDB-21666 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/15/2004 🔍
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10/02/2018 +904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mambo-foundation.org

Advisory: gulftech.org
Researcher: JeiAr
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81972
X-Force: 15499
SecurityFocus: 9890 - Mambo Open Source Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 11140
OSVDB: 4665 - Mambo Open Source index.php mos_change_template Parameter XSS

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

Created: 04/11/2016 16:42
Updated: 10/02/2018 08:51
Changes: 04/11/2016 16:42 (44), 10/02/2018 08:51 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:D03:103

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