ATutor add.php cross-site scripting
| atutor-add-xss (56852) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ATutor is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the add.php, create_manual.php and add_assignment.php scripts A remote attacker with Instructor group credentials could exploit this vulnerability using the Question, Choice, Type or Title form fields 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: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of January 2011.
References:
- ATutor Web site: ATutor Learning Content Management System.
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [03-11-2010]: ATutor 1.6.4 Multiple Cross Site Scripting .
- BID-38656: ATutor Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2010-0971: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ATutor 1.6.4 allow remote authenticated users, with Instructor privileges, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Question and (2) Choice fields in tools/polls/add.php, the (3) Type and (4) Title fields in tools/groups/create_manual.php, and the (5) Title field in assignments/add_assignment.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 62904: ATutor tools/polls/add.php Multiple Parameter XSS
- OSVDB ID: 62905: ATutor tools/groups/create_manual.php Multiple Parameter XSS
- OSVDB ID: 62906: ATutor assignments/add_assignment.php Title Parameter XSS
- SA38906: ATutor Multiple Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- ATutor ATutor 1.6.4
Reported:
Mar 11, 2010
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