VDB-89160 · Nessus 11962 · BID 9269

Xoops URL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Xoops. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument URL results in cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xoops (Content Management System) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument URL 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 integrity.

The weakness was published 12/21/2003 by Chintan Trivedi. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11962 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Tenable (11962), SecurityFocus (BID 9269†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3316†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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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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Nessus ID: 11962

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/21/2003 🔍
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12/31/2003 +10 days 🔍
07/13/2016 +4578 days 🔍
02/24/2019 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Researcher: Chintan Trivedi
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89160
SecurityFocus: 9269 - Xoops MyLinks Myheader.php Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3316 - Xoops Enables HTML and/or JavaScript Code Insertion, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2016 23:18
Updated: 02/24/2019 10:11
Changes: 07/13/2016 23:18 (34), 02/24/2019 10:11 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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