2009-3963 | XOOPS cross site scriting (BID-36955 / XFDB-54181)

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A vulnerability was found in XOOPS (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at xoops.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3963 since 11/17/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42435 (XOOPS misc.php Query String XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54181), Vulnerability Center (SBV-24080) and Tenable (42435).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42435
Nessus Name: XOOPS misc.php Query String XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 900893
OpenVAS Name: XOOPS Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities – Nov09
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Upgrade: XOOPS 2.0.1

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08/27/2021 +2354 days 🔍Advisory: xoops.org
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CVE: CVE-2009-3963 (🔍)
X-Force: 54181
Vulnerability Center: 24080 – XOOPS Prior to 2.4 Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36955 – XOOPS Versions Prior to 2.4.0 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/27/2021 23:00
Changes: (1) source_nessus_risk
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