LanguageTool Demultiplex() Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:23931

Info

LanguageTool Demultiplex() Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23931
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 11 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 11 2007 06:38PM
Credit: sumit is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.8
Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.7
Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.5
Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.4
Not Vulnerable: Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.9

Discussion

LanguageTool Demultiplex() Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

LanguageTool is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

This issue affects versions of LanguageTool prior to 0.8.9.

Exploit / POC

LanguageTool Demultiplex() Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

LanguageTool Demultiplex() Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 0.8.9 to address this issue.


Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.4

Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.5

Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.7

Daniel Naber LanguageTool 0.8.8

References

LanguageTool Demultiplex() Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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