Pligg CMS "keyword" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability


Description   (#A cross-site scripting vulnerability was reported in Pligg CMS.#A remote attacker could exploit it by enticing their victim into following a specially formed link in order to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML code.##This vulnerability is due to an improper input sanitization to the "keyword" parameter located in the "groups.php" script page.##A proof of concept is available.##Updated, 22/12/2016:#The pligg packages provided by FreeBSD are vulnerable.)
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable OS:
FreeBSD (FreeBSD) - All
     
Solution   No solution for the moment.
     
CVE  
     
References   - NetSparker : XSS Vulnerability Identified in Pligg CMS
https://www.netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-15-011-xss-vulnerability-identified-in-pligg-cms/
- VuXML : Pligg CMS -- XSS Vulnerability
https://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/c290f093-c89e-11e6-821e-68f7288bdf41.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
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3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'meta' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'img' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2015-07-30 

 Target Type 
Client 

 Possible exploit 
Remote