Alkacon OpenCms 'sessions.jsp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	28637
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1753
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 05 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:30PM
Credit:	nnposter
Vulnerable:	Alkacon OpenCMS 7.0.3
Not Vulnerable:

Alkacon OpenCms 'sessions.jsp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Alkacon OpenCms is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application 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 in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

OpenCms 7.0.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Alkacon OpenCms 'sessions.jsp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/28637.html

Alkacon OpenCms 'sessions.jsp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has fixed these issues in the current CVS HEAD of OpenCms; fixes will be included in the next release.

Alkacon OpenCms 'sessions.jsp' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• OpenCMS Homepage (Alkacon)
  
• Alkacon OpenCms sessions.jsp searchfilter XSS ([email protected])
  
• Re: Alkacon OpenCms sessions.jsp searchfilter XSS ([email protected])