SunGard Banner Student 'add1' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27490
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-4727
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 29 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	Brendan M. Hickey is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	SunGard Banner Student 7.3
Not Vulnerable:

SunGard Banner Student 'add1' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Banner Student is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

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.

Banner Student 7.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

SunGard Banner Student 'add1' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/27490.html

SunGard Banner Student 'add1' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.