Vulnerability identifier: #VU17771

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8361

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Responsive Video News Script
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: PHP Script Mall

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the Search Bar. This might, for example, be leveraged for HTML injection or URL redirection. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Responsive Video News Script: 3.2.2

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External links
http://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2019/02/16/url-redirection-through-html-injection-in-responsive-video-news-script-php-script-mall/
http://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2019/02/16/xss-vulnerability-in-responsive-video-news-script-php-script-mall/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.