ACP3 news/list/index.php form[cat] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ACP3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file news/list/index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument form[cat] results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-2577. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ACP3 (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the file news/list/index.php. The manipulation of the argument form[cat] 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 disclosed 05/05/2007 by John Martinelli (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2577 since 05/09/2007. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After before and not just, 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. By approaching the search of inurl:news/list/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 (34110), SecurityFocus (BID 23834†) and OSVDB (36191†). The entries VDB-36695, VDB-36694, VDB-36693 and VDB-85642 are pretty similar. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: John Martinelli
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-2577 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2577
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85647
X-Force: 34110
SecurityFocus: 23834 - ACP3 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 36191 - ACP3 news/list/index.php form[cat] Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:58
Updated: 08/11/2022 08:09
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:58 (54), 01/08/2019 11:00 (2), 08/11/2022 08:09 (3)
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