EmonCMS up to 9.8.0 compare.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in EmonCMS up to 9.8.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file emoncms-master/Modules/vis/visualisations/compare.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5964. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in EmonCMS up to 9.8.0. This affects an unknown part of the file emoncms-master/Modules/vis/visualisations/compare.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Emoncms through 9.8.0. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data in multiple HTTP GET parameters passed to the "emoncms-master/Modules/vis/visualisations/compare.php" URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2017. The weakness was presented 02/12/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5964 since 02/11/2017. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:emoncms-master/Modules/vis/visualisations/compare.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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96202†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 636
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96813
SecurityFocus: 96202 - Emoncms 'Modules/vis/visualisations/compare.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5964 - Emoncms - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2017 12:41
Updated: 11/14/2022 06:32
Changes: 02/12/2017 12:41 (57), 09/01/2020 18:10 (6), 11/14/2022 06:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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