SpamTitan v5.08 Auth-Settings cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SpamTitan v5.08. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Auth-Settings. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SpamTitan v5.08 (Anti-Spam Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Auth-Settings. The manipulation 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 presented 12/19/2011 by Benjamin Kunz Mejri as VL-ID 91 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vulnerability-lab.com. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Benjamin Kunz Mejri and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 95 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.

See VDB-91184 and VDB-91185 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Benjamin Kunz Mejri
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/15/2011 🔍
12/19/2011 +95 days 🔍
12/19/2011 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2016 +1723 days 🔍
04/24/2019 +960 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VL-ID 91
Researcher: Benjamin Kunz Mejri
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91183
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/06/2016 12:54
Updated: 04/24/2019 21:39
Changes: 09/06/2016 12:54 (45), 04/24/2019 21:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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