ExpressionEngine HTTP Response Splitting and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:27128

Info

ExpressionEngine HTTP Response Splitting and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 27128
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0202
CVE-2008-0201
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 03 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2016 10:00PM
Credit: MustLive is credited with discovering these issues.
Vulnerable: EllisLab ExpressionEngine 1.2.1
Not Vulnerable: EllisLab ExpressionEngine 1.3.1

Discussion

ExpressionEngine HTTP Response Splitting and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

ExpressionEngine is prone to an HTTP-response-splitting vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, and influence how web content is served, cached, or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks that try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

ExpressionEngine 1.2.1 is vulnerable to these issues; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

ExpressionEngine HTTP Response Splitting and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

Solution / Fix

ExpressionEngine HTTP Response Splitting and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor released ExpressionEngine 1.3.1 to address these issues. Please contact the vendor for information on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.

References

ExpressionEngine HTTP Response Splitting and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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