Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:26470

Info

Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26470
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-6055
CVE-2009-1294
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 16 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2009 06:36PM
Credit: Adrian Pastor of ProcheckUp is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Novell Teaming + Conferencing 0
Novell Teaming 1.0 SP3
Novell Teaming 1.0 SP2
Novell Teaming 1.0 SP1
Novell Teaming 1.0
Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.1.1
Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.1
Not Vulnerable: Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.1.3

Discussion

Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Liferay Portal 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.

Liferay Portal 4.1.0 and 4.1.1 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

Solution / Fix

Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor addressed this issue in Liferay Portal 4.1.3. Please see the references for more information.


Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.1

Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.1.1

References

Liferay Portal Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

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