Linker index.php cat cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linker. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument cat leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3055. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linker (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument cat with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Codelib Linker 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cat parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 06/02/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3055 since 06/05/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 (34695), Exploit-DB (30138), SecurityFocus (BID 24277†), OSVDB (38374†) and Secunia (SA25517†). The entries VDB-37120 and VDB-37119 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-86027
X-Force: 34695
SecurityFocus: 24277 - Linker Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 25517 - Codelib Linker "cat" and "kword" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38374 - Linker index.php cat Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-2039

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/09/2016 14:51
Updated: 09/30/2025 17:18
Changes: 05/09/2016 14:51 (56), 01/05/2019 13:54 (4), 09/30/2025 17:18 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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