PT-2009-2506 · Itn · Itn News Gadget

Published 2009-08-24 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2008-7037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ITN News Gadget versions 1.06 through 1.23

Description The issue allows remote web servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary commands via script in a short title response. This is related to the Sidebar gadget in ITN News Gadget.

Recommendations For versions 1.06 through 1.23, consider disabling the Sidebar gadget until a patch is available. Restrict access to the gadget to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-7037

Affected Products

Itn News Gadget

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7037 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27725 · Note
• http://mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_itn-news-gadget-advisory_2008-02-04.pdf · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43563 · Note