VDB-82531 · BID 13972 · SA15705

ATutor contact.php subject cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ATutor. This impacts an unknown function of the file contact.php. This manipulation of the argument subject causes cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ATutor (Learning Management Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file contact.php. The manipulation of the argument subject with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2005. The weakness was released 06/16/2005 by Lostmon Lords (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lostmon.blogspot.com. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:contact.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 SecurityFocus (BID 13972†), OSVDB (17352†) and Secunia (SA15705†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25559, VDB-82532, VDB-82533 and VDB-82534. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2005 🔍
06/16/2005 +5 days 🔍
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06/17/2005 +1 days 🔍
04/18/2016 +3957 days 🔍
10/12/2018 +907 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lostmon.blogspot.com
Researcher: Lostmon Lords
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82531
SecurityFocus: 13972 - ATutor Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15705
OSVDB: 17352 - ATutor contact.php subject Parameter XSS

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

Created: 04/18/2016 22:27
Updated: 10/12/2018 08:21
Changes: 04/18/2016 22:27 (44), 10/12/2018 08:21 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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