Dokeos myStudents.php cross-site scripting
| dokeos-mystudents-xss (50502) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Dokeos is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the myStudents.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the student and course 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 (patch-dokeos-1.8.5-20090512.zip), available from the Dokeos Web site. See References.
References:
- Dokeos Web site: Security - Dokeos.
- HIO-2009-0416: Dokeos 1.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-34928: Dokeos Multiple Remote Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2009-2006: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search_term parameter to main/auth/courses.php; the (2) frm_title and (3) frm_content parameters in a new personal agenda item action; the (4) title and (5) tutor_name parameters in a new course action; and the (6) student and (7) course parameters to main/mySpace/myStudents.php. NOTE: vectors 2 and 3 might only be exploitable via a separate CSRF vulnerability.
- SA34879: Dokeos Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1300: Dokeos Remote SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Dokeos Dokeos 1.8.5
Reported:
May 12, 2009
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