WebCT Campus Edition @import cross-site scripting
| webct-import-xss (15652) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WebCT Campus Edition is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could post a specially-crafted message with JavaScript embedded in the URL parameter of the @import function in a message field, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser, once the entry is viewed.
Platforms Affected:
- WebCT, WebCT Campus Edition 4.1.1.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebCT Campus Edition as listed below, available from the WebCT Campus Edition Web site. See References.
WebCT CE 4.1 SP2 Hotfix 40832
WebCT CE 4.0 SP3 Hotfix 40833
WebCT CE 3.8.4 Hotfix 8
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Mar 28 2004 - 18:01:19 CST, WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 - Cross site scripting using CSS import at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-03/0295.html.
- WebCT Campus Edition Web site, WebCT.com at http://www.webct.com.
- BID-9999: WebCT Campus Edition HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1872: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1.1.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the @import URL function in a CSS style tag.
- SA11242: WebCT Campus Edition Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 28, 2004
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