Adobe Macromedia ColdFusion path parameter cross-site scripting
| coldfusion-path-xss (30841) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Adobe Macromedia ColdFusion is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the cross-site scripting protection module. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a hexadecimal encoded NULL byte character (%00) in an HTML tag to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Macromedia, ColdFusion 7.0
- Macromedia, ColdFusion 7.0.1
- RedHat, Linux
- SuSE, SuSE Linux
Remedy:
Refer to APSB07-06 for update information. See Refernces.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Adobe Macromedia Products Web site, ColdFusion MX 7 at http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/.
- APSB07-06, Patch available for ColdFusion MX 7 cross-site scripting protection bypass at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-06.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Dec 10 2006 - 16:35:25 CST, [SBDA] - ColdFusion MX7 - Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-12/0203.html.
- BID-21532: Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-6483: Adobe ColdFusion MX 7.x before 7.0.2 does not properly filter HTML tags when protecting against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a NULL byte (%00) in certain HTML tags, as demonstrated using %00script in a tag.
- SA23281: Adobe ColdFusion MX Cross-Site Scripting Protection Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1017361: Adobe ColdFusion Bugs Enable Cross-Site Scripting Evasion, Path Disclosure, and Internal Address Disclosure
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4949: Adobe Macromedia ColdFusion Information Disclosure and Cross Site Scripting Issues
Reported:
Dec 10, 2006
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