SaltOS 3.1 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

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Advisory: SaltOS 3.1 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability
Advisory ID: SSCHADV2012-018
Author: Stefan Schurtz
Affected Software: Successfully tested on SaltOS 3.1 r4908 
Vendor URL: http://www.saltos.net
Vendor Status: fixed

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Vulnerability Description
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SaltOS 3.1 is prone to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, because of using 
PHPExcel 1.7.7 (latest version)

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PoC-Exploit
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http://[target]/SaltOS-3.1/user/lib/phpexcel/PHPExcel/Shared/JAMA/docs/download.php/
 '><script>alert('xss')</script>

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Solution
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Unused directories (docs, examples and tests directories from the 
PHPExcel/Shared/JAMA directory) are removed.
 
Update to the latest version (Fixed in the nightly build r5696 from 2012-08-14).

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Disclosure Timeline
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13-Aug-2012 - developer informed
13-Aug-2012 - feedback from developer
14-Aug-2012 - fixed by developer

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Credits
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Vulnerability found and advisory written by Stefan Schurtz.

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References
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http://www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-018.txt