CuteFlow language parameter cross-site scripting
| cuteflow-language-xss (41537) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CuteFlow is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the showcirculation.php, edittemplate_step2.php, showfields.php, showuser.php, editmailinglist_step1.php, and showtemplates.php scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the language 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:
- Timo Haberkern, CuteFlow 2.10.0 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Mar 29 2008 - 09:21:16 CDT, CuteFlow Version 1.5.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0436.html.
- CuteFlow Web site, CuteFlow - Open Source document circulation/workflow system at http://cuteflow.org/.
- BID-28500: CuteFlow Bin SQL Injection Vulnerability and Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1630: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in CuteFlow 1.5.0 and 2.10.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the language parameter to (1) page/showcirculation.php; and (2) edittemplate_step2.php, (3) showfields.php, (4) showuser.php, (5) editmailinglist_step1.php, and (6) showtemplates.php in pages/.
- SA29612: CuteFlow Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
Reported:
Mar 31, 2008
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