YACS comments/populate.php context[path_to_root] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in YACS. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file comments/populate.php. This manipulation of the argument context[path_to_root] causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-4532. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in YACS (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file comments/populate.php. The manipulation of the argument context[path_to_root] 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in articles/article.php in Yet Another Community System (YACS) CMS 6.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the context[path_to_root] parameter.

The weakness was presented 08/29/2006 by matasanos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at yetanothercommunitysystem.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4532 since 09/01/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by MATASANOS and been published 2 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:comments/populate.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 (2282), OSVDB (31304†), Secunia (SA21680†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016775†). See VDB-32104, VDB-32077, VDB-84941 and VDB-84942 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: MATASANOS
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Advisory: yetanothercommunitysystem.com
Researcher: matasanos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84943
X-Force: 28682
Secunia: 21680 - YACS "context[path_to_root]" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31304 - YACS comments/populate.php context[path_to_root] Parameter Remote File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1016775
Vupen: ADV-2006-3425

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/08/2016 21:19
Updated: 07/17/2024 04:18
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:19 (59), 12/06/2018 09:42 (9), 08/08/2022 14:50 (3), 08/08/2022 14:53 (1), 07/17/2024 04:18 (16)
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