NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7 wwwblast.c -z1 cross site scripting

A vulnerability was found in NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is code of the file wwwblast.c. The manipulation of the argument -z1 as part of a Argument leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. This is going to have an impact on integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16718 since 09/08/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/03/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 134320 and 134321 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Class: Cross site scripting (CWE-80)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: ?Recommended: no mitigation known
0-Day Time: ?09/08/2018 CVE assigned
05/02/2019 +236 days Advisory disclosed
05/03/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/03/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateCVE: CVE-2018-16718 (?)
See also: ?Created: 05/03/2019 06:45 AM
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