Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Pligg CMS

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

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Advisory ID:	HTB22467
Product:	Pligg CMS
Vendor:	Pligg, LLC
Vulnerable Versions:	1.0.4 and probably prior
Tested Version:	1.0.4
Advisory Publication:	July 1, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	July 1, 2010
Public Disclosure:	July 15, 2010
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:	Medium

CVSSv2 Base Score:	4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in Pligg CMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks. 1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pligg CMS The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "search" parameter in search/search.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Exploitation example: http://host/search/1"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22467 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22467 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Pligg CMS [2] Pligg CMS - pligg.com- Pligg CMS is a content management platform that powers tens of thousands of websites. [3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

Previous Security Advisories with CWE-79:

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HTB22466: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Vosao CMS

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