VDB-83015 · BID 15221 · SA16915

ATutor news.inc.php _base_path cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ATutor. This impacts an unknown function of the file news.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument _base_path leads to cross site scripting. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ATutor (Learning Management Software) (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file news.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument _base_path with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2005. The weakness was published 10/27/2005 by Andreas Sandblad with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:news.inc.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 15221†), OSVDB (20348†) and Secunia (SA16915†). Similar entries are available at VDB-26753, VDB-26752, VDB-26751 and VDB-83014. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Learning Management Software

Name

ATutor

License

free

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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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: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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10/27/2005 +17 days 🔍
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04/28/2016 +3835 days 🔍
11/02/2018 +918 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Andreas Sandblad
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83015
SecurityFocus: 15221 - ATutor Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16915 - ATutor Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 20348 - ATutor news.inc.php _base_path Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2016 17:18
Updated: 11/02/2018 08:11
Changes: 04/28/2016 17:18 (45), 11/02/2018 08:11 (7)
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