The Address Book index.php errorMsg cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in The Address Book. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument errorMsg results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4575. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in The Address Book (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument errorMsg with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/03/2007 with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4575 since 09/06/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 X-Force (31240), SecurityFocus (BID 21870†), OSVDB (32565†) and Secunia (SA21694†). Similar entries are available at VDB-34121, VDB-34120, VDB-34119 and VDB-34118. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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The Address Book

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Suricata ID: 2006003
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12/31/2006 +116 days 🔍
01/03/2007 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2006-4575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85065
X-Force: 31240
SecurityFocus: 21870 - The Address Book Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21694 - The Address Book Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32565 - The Address Book index.php errorMsg Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:39
Updated: 08/08/2022 20:29
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:39 (55), 12/16/2018 10:56 (6), 08/08/2022 20:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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