VDB-98984 · CVE-2016-9472 · GCVE-0-2016-9472

Revive Adserver up to 3.2.4/4.0.0 Web Installer dbHost/dbUser Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Revive Adserver up to 3.2.4/4.0.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web Installer. Such manipulation of the argument dbHost/dbUser leads to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9472. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Revive Adserver up to 3.2.4/4.0.0 (Advertising Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Web Installer. The manipulation of the argument dbHost/dbUser with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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. CVE summarizes:

Revive Adserver before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0 suffers from Reflected XSS. The Revive Adserver web installer scripts were vulnerable to a reflected XSS attack via the dbHost, dbUser, and possibly other parameters. It has to be noted that the window for such attack vectors to be possible is extremely narrow and it is very unlikely that such an attack could be actually effective.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2016. The weakness was shared 03/28/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9472 since 11/19/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 180 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-98983 and VDB-98982 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Advertising Software

Vendor

Revive

Name

Adserver

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Adserver 3.2.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/28/2016 🔍
11/19/2016 +52 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +128 days 🔍
03/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/28/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/22/2022 +2065 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98984
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9472 - Revive Adserver - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 22:17
Updated: 11/22/2022 17:43
Changes: 03/28/2017 22:17 (56), 09/14/2020 21:01 (8), 11/22/2022 17:43 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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