11013 : Serendipity index.php Requested URL HTTP Response Splitting
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6 months ago

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Disclosure

Oct 21, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Oct 22, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

Serendipity contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to perform HTTP response splitting on the index.php page. The issue is triggered when unexpected carriage return and/or line feed (CR/LF) characters are input into the HTTP request stream. It is possible that the flaw may allow man-in-the-middle attacks and or cross-site-scripting attacks, resulting in a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Hijacking, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.7-rc1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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Serendipity
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0.7betax

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  • Chaotic Evil - chaoticevilBrand New Doo Doospyring.com -

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