Serendipity Trackbacks data cross-site scripting
| serendipity-trackbacks-data-xss (41343) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Serendipity is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input within received Trackbacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability 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:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- s9y, Serendipity prior to 1.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Serendipity (1.3 or later), available from the Serendipity Downloads Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Serendipity Downloads Web site, Serendipity - Downloads at http://www.s9y.org/12.html.
- Serendipity Web site, Serendipity 1.3 released (addresses security) at http://blog.s9y.org/archives/192-Serendipity-1.3-released-addresses-security.html.
- BID-28298: S9Y Serendipity Trackbacks HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1476: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Serendipity (S9Y) before 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to received trackbacks.
- DSA-1528: serendipity -- insufficient input sanitising
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0925: Serendipity Trackbacks Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SA29398: Serendipity Security Bypass and Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 18, 2008
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