Novell GroupWise WebAccess User.Id Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25126
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jul 30 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 31 2007 07:45PM
Credit:	0x000000 is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Novell Groupwise 6.5
Not Vulnerable:

Novell GroupWise WebAccess User.Id Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Novell GroupWise WebAccess is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks on unsuspecting users in the context of the affected website. As a result, the attacker may be able to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Novell GroupWise WebAccess User.Id Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

An example URI has been provided:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/25126.html

Novell GroupWise WebAccess User.Id Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor fixes for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Novell GroupWise WebAccess User.Id Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Novell GroupWise Homepage (Novell)