WebCit multiple cross-site scripting
| webcit-multiple-xss (35433) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WebCit is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using room names, uploaded file names, preferences, usernames, and multiple unspecified fields in calendar and bulletin board mode 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebCit (7.11 or later), available from the WebCit Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jul 14 2007 - 16:01:00 CDT: Session Riding and multiple XSS in WebCit.
- WebCit Web site: The Groupware Server for Web 2.0 - Citadel.org.
- BID-24913: Citadel WebCit Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3822: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Webcit before 7.11 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the who parameter to showuser; and other vectors involving (2) calendar mode, (3) bulletin board mode, (4) room names, and (5) uploaded file names.
- SA26090: WebCit Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Citadel WebCit prior to 7.11
Reported:
Jul 14, 2007
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