CVE-2011-2150

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-05-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The SmarterTools SmarterStats 6.0 web server does not properly validate string data that is intended for storage in an XML document, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (parsing error and daemon pause) via vectors involving (1) certain cookies in a SiteInfoLookup action to Admin/frmSites.aspx, or certain (2) cookies or (3) parameters to (a) Client/frmViewOverviewReport.aspx, (b) Client/frmViewReports.aspx, or (c) Services/SiteAdmin.asmx, as demonstrated by a ]]>> string, related to an "XML injection" issue.

Affected products

SmarterTools Smarterstats: 6.0

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240150
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8GYQR4
http://xss.cx/examples/smarterstats-60-oscommandinjection-directorytraversal-xml-sqlinjection.html.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67832
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240150
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8GYQR4
http://xss.cx/examples/smarterstats-60-oscommandinjection-directorytraversal-xml-sqlinjection.html.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67832

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