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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in YACS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file sections/populate.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument context[path_to_root] can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4532. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in YACS (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file sections/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. CVE summarizes:

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 released 08/29/2006 by matasanos (Website). The advisory is available at yetanothercommunitysystem.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4532 since 09/01/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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:sections/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 (31307†), Secunia (SA21680†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016775†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-32104, VDB-32077, VDB-84941 and VDB-84942. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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
Author: MATASANOS
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08/31/2006 +1 days 🔍
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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-100-84946
X-Force: 28682
Secunia: 21680 - YACS "context[path_to_root]" File Inclusion Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31307 - YACS sections/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 08:50
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:19 (59), 12/06/2018 09:45 (9), 08/08/2022 15:09 (3), 08/08/2022 15:14 (1), 07/17/2024 08:50 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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