Sleipnir favorite search cross-site scripting
| sleipnir-favoritesearch-xss (42827) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sleipnir is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the "favorite search" 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Sleipnir (2.7.2 or later), available from the Sleipnir Web site. See References.
References:
- JVN#25448394: Grani favorite Sleipnir and results from the restoration of history when the script is performed by any vulnerability .
- Sleipnir Web site: Sleipnir 2.7.2 official release notes.
- BID-29555: Sleipnir 'favorite search' Function Script Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2567: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fenriru Sleipnir 2.7.1 Release2 and earlier, Portable Sleipnir 2.7.1 Release2 and earlier, and Grani 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to a history mechanism and favorites search, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6002.
- SA30487: Sleipnir Script Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Fenrir Grani 3.1 and prior
- Fenrir Portable Sleipnir 2.7.1 and prior
- Fenrir-inc Sleipnir 2.7.1 and prior
Reported:
Jun 04, 2008
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