| Advisory: |
Serendipity freetag plugin ‘serendipity[tagview]’ Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability
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| Advisory ID: |
SSCHADV2011-016 |
| Author: |
Stefan Schurtz
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| Affected Software: |
Successfully tested on Serendipity 1.5.5 |
| Vendor URL: |
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| Vendor Status: |
fixed |
| CVE-ID: |
- |
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Vulnerability Description:
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The freetag plugin parameter "serendipity[tagview]" in Serendipity backend is prone to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability
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Technical Details:
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| http://<target>/serendipity/serendipity_admin?serendipity[adminModule]=event_display&serendipity[adminAction]=managetags&serendipity[tagview]=<script>alert(document.cookie)</script> |
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Solution:
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Update to the latest version
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Disclosure Timeline:
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22-Sep-2011 – informed developers
23-Sep-2011 – fixed in the latest version
25-Sep-2011 – release date of this security advisory
25-Sep-2011 – post on BugTraq
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Credits:
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Vulnerability found and advisory written by Stefan Schurtz.
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References:
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http://www.s9y.org
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