VDB-97463 · CVE-2017-6396 · BID 96553

WPO-Foundation WebPageTest 3.0 compare-cf.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WPO-Foundation WebPageTest 3.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file webpagetest-master/www/compare-cf.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-6396. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WPO-Foundation WebPageTest 3.0. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file webpagetest-master/www/compare-cf.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in WPO-Foundation WebPageTest 3.0. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed to the "webpagetest-master/www/compare-cf.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 03/02/2017. The weakness was presented 03/02/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6396 since 02/28/2017. 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 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:webpagetest-master/www/compare-cf.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 96553†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
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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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Status: Not defined
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Venustech
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97463
SecurityFocus: 96553 - WPO-Foundation WebPageTest CVE-2017-6396 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6396 - WebPageTest - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2017 16:27
Updated: 02/13/2026 18:41
Changes: 03/02/2017 16:27 (57), 09/03/2020 16:02 (6), 02/13/2026 18:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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