Savvy Content Manager searchterms parameter cross-site scripting

savvy-searchterms-xss (41342) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Savvy Content Manager is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the searchresults.cfm, search_results.cfm, and index.cfm scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the searchterms parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

  • Savvy Software, Savvy Content Manager

Remedy:

Apply the patch for this vulnerability (savvysecurityfix.zip), available from the Savvy Content Manager Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • Savvy Content Manager Web site, Security Patch at http://www.besavvy.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/3/11/Security-Patch.
  • BID-28200: Savvy Content Manager 'searchterms' Parameter Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-1306: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Savvy Content Manager (CM) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchterms parameter to (1) searchresults.cfm, (2) search_results.cfm, and (3) search_results/index.cfm. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
  • SA29298: Savvy Content Manager "searchterms" Cross-Site Scripting

Reported:

Mar 11, 2008

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