SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate.dll cross-site scripting
| sap-internettransactionserver-wgate-xss (42281) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SAP Internet Transaction Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by wgate.dll. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the ~service parameter or Javascript splicing 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 2008.
References:
- Portcullis Security Advisory 07_010: Re-introduction of Cross-site Scripting/Cookie Theft Vulnerability.
- SAP Web site: SAP.
- BID-29103: SAP Internet Transaction Server Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2123: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WGate in SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) 6.20 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a <> sequence in the ~service parameter to wgate.dll, or (2) Javascript splicing in the query string, a different vector than CVE-2006-5114.
- SA30128: SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate.dll Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019998: SAP Internet Transaction Server 'wgate.dll' Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1466: SAP Internet Transaction Server wgate.dll Cross Site Scripting Issue
Platforms Affected:
- SAP Internet Transaction Server 6200.1017.50954.0, Build 730827
Reported:
May 08, 2008
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