NukeET Journal entry cross-site scripting
| nukeet-journalentry-xss (42238) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
NukeET is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by a new Journal entry. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the title 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 Journal is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- TRU-ZONE, NukeET 3.0
- TRU-ZONE, NukeET 3.1
- TRU-ZONE, NukeET 3.2
- TRU-ZONE, NukeET 3.3
- TRU-ZONE, NukeET 3.4
- TRU-ZONE, NukeET 3.9
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 6, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- El blog de José Luís Zayas, Mayo 4th, 2008, Múltiples vulnerabilidades en Nuket 3.x at http://www.mrzayas.es/2008/05/04/multiples-vulnerabilidades-en-nuket-3x/.
- BID-29080: Nuke ET Journal Module Security Bypass and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2133: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Journal module in Tru-Zone Nuke ET 3.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title parameter in a new entry, as demonstrated by a CSS property in the STYLE attribute of a DIV element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1873.
- SA30061: Nuke ET Security Bypass and Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 04, 2008
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