XSS Vulnerability in Tracks 1.7.2

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Information
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Name :  XSS vulnerability in Tracks
Software :  Tracks 1.7.2.
Vendor Hompeage :  http://getontracks.org/
Vulnerability Type :  Cross-Site Scripting
Severity :  High
Researcher :  Mesut Timur <mesut [at] mavitunasecurity [dot] com>
Advisory Reference :  NS-11-003

Description
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Tracks is a web-based application to help you implement David Allen’s
Getting Things Done™ methodology.

Details
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Tracks is affected by a XSS vulnerability in version 1.7.2.
Example PoC url is as follows :

http://example.com/todos/tag/'"--></style></script><script>alert(0x000238)</script>

You can read the full article about Cross-Site Scripting
vulnerabilities from here :
http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/crosssite-scripting-xss/

Solution
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Upgrade to the latest Tracks version (1.7.3 or later).
Credits
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It has been discovered on testing of Netsparker, Web Application
Security Scanner - http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker/.

References
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1. Vendor URL: http://www.getontracks.org/downloads/comments/tracks-173
2. MSL Advisory Link :
http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/XSS-vulnerability-in-Tracks/
3. Netsparker Advisories :
http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker-advisories/

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