Novell GroupWise WebAccess UTF-7 encoding cross-site scripting
| groupwise-utf7-xss (28211) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Novell GroupWise is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using UTF-7 encoding to inject malicious script into an email message which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the message is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Novell, GroupWise 6.5 SP1
- Novell, GroupWise 6.5 SP2
- Novell, GroupWise 6.5 SP3
- Novell, GroupWise 6.5 SP4
- Novell, GroupWise WebAccess 6.5
- Novell, GroupWise WebAccess 7.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of GroupWise 6.5 (SP6 Update 1 or later), as listed in Novell Technical Information Document TID2974176. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Aug 08 2006 - 14:43:26 CDT, [ISR] - Novell Groupwise Webaccess (Cross-Site Scripting) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0220.html.
- Novell GroupWise Web site, NOVELL: Novell GroupWise at http://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/.
- Novell Technical Information Document TID2974176 , FTF: GroupWise 6.5 Post SP6 WebAccess Rev D at http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974176.htm.
- BID-19297: Novell GroupWise Multiple HTML Injection Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3817: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.5 and 7 before 20060727 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an encoded SCRIPT element in an e-mail message with the UTF-7 character set, as demonstrated by the +ADw-SCRIPT+AD4- sequence.
- SA21411: Novell GroupWise WebAccess Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016648: GroupWise WebAccess Input Validation Holes in the Login Page and Other Pages Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3098: Novell GroupWise WebAccess Unspecified Tags Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 28, 2006
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