Alkacon OpenCms tree_files.jsp resource XSS

2008.02.27

Credit: nnposter

Risk: Low

Local: No

Remote: Yes

CVE: CVE-2008-1045

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

Alkacon OpenCms tree_files.jsp resource XSS

Product: Alkacon OpenCms

http://www.opencms.org/

OpenCms contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the file tree navigation function. An invalid value supplied to parameter resource in page opencms/system/workplace/views/explorer/tree_files.jsp is not sanitized before it gets embedded in the HTML output as part of a JavaScript comment.

Example:

http://(target)/opencms/opencms/system/workplace/views/explorer/tree_fil
es.jsp?resource=+*/+alert(document.cookie);+/*+/

The vulnerability has been identified in version 7.0.3. However, other versions may be also affected.

Solution:

Users should not browse untrusted sites while logged into OpenCms.

Found by:

nnposter

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