e107 CMS user.php PATH_INFO cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in e107 CMS and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file user.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4794. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in e107 CMS (Content Management System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file user.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO 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 weakness was disclosed 09/14/2006 by zark0vac. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4794. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:user.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 Exploit-DB (28547), SecurityFocus (BID 19997†) and OSVDB (30986†). The entries VDB-32292, VDB-84851, VDB-84852 and VDB-84853 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/13/2006 🔍
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12/13/2006 +91 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3433 days 🔍
10/17/2025 +3448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: zark0vac
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84857
SecurityFocus: 19997 - e107 CMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 30986 - e107 user.php Query String (PATH_INFO) Parameter XSS

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

Created: 05/08/2016 20:08
Updated: 10/17/2025 01:46
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:08 (47), 07/11/2019 08:40 (1), 08/06/2022 04:02 (4), 08/06/2022 04:10 (7), 10/17/2025 01:46 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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