Citrix NetScaler Web Management XSS

2007.11.20
Credit: nnposter
Risk: Low
Local: No
Remote: Yes
CWE: CWE-79


CVSS Base Score: 4.3/10
Impact Subscore: 2.9/10
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6/10
Exploit range: Remote
Attack complexity: Medium
Authentication: No required
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: Partial
Availability impact: None

Citrix NetScaler Web Management XSS Product: Citrix NetScaler http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/ps2/index.asp Citrix NetScaler contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the web management interface. None of the parameter values of /ws/generic_api_call.pl are sanitized before they get embedded in the HTML output. As an example, parameter "standalone" can be exploited as follows: http://(target)/ws/generic_api_call.pl?function=statns&standalone=%3c/sc ript%3e%3cscript%3ealert(document.cookie)%3c/script%3e%3cscript%3e The vulnerability has been identified in version 8.0, build 47.8. However, other versions may be also affected. Solution: Do not stay logged into the NetScaler web management interface while browsing other web sites. Found by: nnposter


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