vtiger CRM index.php cross-site scripting
| vtigercrm-index-xss (44792) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
vtiger CRM is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the user_password or parenttab 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.
*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:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (vtigercrm5_0_4sec_patch.rar), available from the vtiger CRM Web site. See References.
References:
- Fabian Fingerle Advisory, 2008-09-01: Multiple Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in vtigerCRM 5.0.4, CVE-2008-3101.
- vtiger CRM Web site: vtiger CRM Security Patch für 5.0.4 .
- BID-30951: vtiger CRM Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3101: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in vtiger CRM 5.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the parenttab parameter in an index action to the Products module, as reachable through index.php; (2) the user_password parameter in an Authenticate action to the Users module, as reachable through index.php; or (3) the query_string parameter in a UnifiedSearch action to the Home module, as reachable through index.php.
- SA31679: vtiger CRM Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2471: vtiger CRM Multiple Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- vtiger vtiger CRM 5.0.4
Reported:
Sep 01, 2008
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