Mobile-spy Victim/User Phone/SMS/URL Log Spoofing and Persistent XSS Injection

2007.11.01
Credit: Seth Fogie
Risk: Low
Local: No
Remote: Yes
CWE: CWE-79


CVSS Base Score: 6.4/10
Impact Subscore: 4.9/10
Exploitability Subscore: 10/10
Exploit range: Remote
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: No required
Confidentiality impact: Partial
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: Partial

http://www.airscanner.com/security/07101401_mobilespy.htm *Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #07101401: Mobile-spy Victim/User Phone/SMS/URL Log Spoofing and Persistent XSS Injection* *Product:* Mobile-spy Product and Website *Platform:* NA *Requirements:* NA * Credits:* Seth Fogie Airscanner Mobile Security http://www.airscanner.com October 14, 2007 * Risk Level:* High - Spoofed log records / Injected JavaScript can lead to malware attacks *Summary:* Mobile-spy.com's user administration web application contains a critical bug that allows anyone to inject spoofed incoming/outgoing phone records, SMS messages, and URL's into the backend database for ANY user of the software. In addition, since the incoming records are not filtered, it is trivial to inject malicious JavaScript/HTML into the webpage viewed by the user of the software. Finally, the user/pass is stored locally on the victims phone as plaintext. *Details:* Details on this program and the vulnerabilities are located at: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1077909 http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1077910 <http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1077910%20> * Workaround:* Uninstall the software from the victim's phone. Delete all existing messages that are stored on Mobile-spy server using a secure browser with JavaScript disabled. Copyright (c) 2007 Airscanner Corp. Permission is granted for the redistribution of this alert electronically. It may not be edited in any way without the express written consent of Airscanner Corp. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this alert in any other medium other than electronically, please contact Airscanner Corp. for permission. Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use on an AS IS condition. There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this information.


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