VDB-85177 · BID 21891 · OSVDB 33391

EditTag mkpw.pl plain cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in EditTag. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file mkpw.pl. This manipulation of the argument plain causes cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in EditTag (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file mkpw.pl. The manipulation of the argument plain 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 integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The attack can be launched remotely. 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.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 21891†) and OSVDB (33391†). The entries VDB-34281, VDB-85178, VDB-85179 and VDB-85180 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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02/22/2007 +48 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3362 days 🔍
12/17/2018 +953 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85177
SecurityFocus: 21891 - EditTag Plain Parameter Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 33391 - EditTag mkpw.pl plain Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:43
Updated: 12/17/2018 08:03
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:43 (43), 12/17/2018 08:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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