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XSS vulnerability in PortalApp
- To: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: XSS vulnerability in PortalApp
- From: advisory@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:05:42 +0200 (CEST)
Vulnerability ID: HTB22442
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_portalapp_1.html
Product: PortalApp
Vendor: Latek
Vulnerable Version: 4.0 and Probably Prior Versions
Vendor Notification: 14 June 2010
Vulnerability Type: XSS (Cross Site Scripting)
Status: Not Fixed, Vendor Alerted, Awaiting Vendor Response
Risk level: Medium
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing
(http://www.htbridge.ch/)
Vulnerability Details:
User can execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/content.asp" script to
properly sanitize user-supplied input in "keywords" variable. Successful
exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a compromise of the
application, theft of cookie-based authentication credentials, disclosure or
modification of sensitive data.
An attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is
available:
http://host/content.asp?CatId=&ContentType=&keywords=sd%27%22+style=position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%25;height:100%25;+onmouseover=alert%28123%29+x&search=%3E&do_search=1