cgiemail/cgiecho addendum cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cgiemail and cgiecho and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument addendum results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-5616. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cgiemail and cgiecho (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument addendum 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2017 with cPanel (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5616 since 01/28/2017. 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 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97964 (Debian DLA-869-1 : cgiemail security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97964) and SecurityFocus (BID 95870†). The entries VDB-97524, VDB-97525 and VDB-97526 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 97964
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-869-1 : cgiemail security update
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OpenVAS ID: 902130
OpenVAS Name: Debian Lts Announce DLA 869-1 ([SECURITY] [DLA 869-1] cgiemail security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/28/2017 🔍
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01/31/2017 +3 days 🔍
03/03/2017 +31 days 🔍
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03/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/24/2017 +20 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +3 days 🔍
09/03/2020 +1256 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Organization: cPanel
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97527
SecurityFocus: 95870 - cgiemail and cgiecho Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5616 - cgiemail and cgiecho - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2017 13:59
Updated: 09/03/2020 21:29
Changes: 03/04/2017 13:59 (70), 09/03/2020 21:29 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:227:103

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