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XSS vulnerability in Atutor edit content folder
- To: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: XSS vulnerability in Atutor edit content folder
- From: advisory@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:09:40 +0200 (CEST)
Vulnerability ID: HTB22599
Reference:
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_atutor_edit_content_folder.html
Product: ATutor
Vendor: Inclusive Design Institute ( http://www.atutor.ca/ )
Vulnerable Version: 1.0
Vendor Notification: 01 September 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
"/mods/_core/editor/edit_content_folder.php" script to properly sanitize
user-supplied input in "cid" 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/mods/_core/editor/edit_content_folder.php?cid=PAGE_ID"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>