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Proman Xpress "cl_comments" Script Insertion Vulnerability


Secunia ID

SA49127

CVE-ID

CVE-2012-4266

Release Date

14 May 2012

Last Change

14 Aug 2012

Criticality

Less Critical

Solution Status

Unpatched

Software

Proman Xpress 5.x

Where

From remote

Impact
Cross-Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities allow a third party to manipulate the content or behaviour of a web application in a user's browser, without compromising the underlying system.

Different Cross-Site Scripting related vulnerabilities are also classified under this category, including "script insertion" and "cross-site request forgery".

Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities are often used against specific users of a website to steal their credentials or to conduct spoofing attacks.

Description

A vulnerability has been reported in Proman Xpress, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.

Input passed via the "cl_comments" parameter to client_details.php when creating a comment for a project is not properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when the malicious data is being viewed.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.0.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution

Filter malicious characters and character sequences using a proxy.

Reported by

the storm via Vulnerability Research Laboratory.

Original Advisory

http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=512