Magnolia Enterprise Edition Sitedesigner module 'query' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28897
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1953
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:29PM
Credit:	Russ McRee
Vulnerable:	Magnolia Sitedesigner 1.1.4 Magnolia Magnolia Enterprise Edition 3.5
Not Vulnerable:	Magnolia Sitedesigner 1.1.5

Magnolia Enterprise Edition Sitedesigner module 'query' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Sitedesigner is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Sitedesigner 1.1.4 is affected by this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Magnolia Enterprise Edition Sitedesigner module 'query' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Magnolia Enterprise Edition Sitedesigner module 'query' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for details.

Magnolia Enterprise Edition Sitedesigner module 'query' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Magnolia Sitedesigner 1.1.5 (Magnolia)
  
• Magnolia Sitedesigner Homepage (Magnolia)
  
• Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (XSS) in Search (Magnolia)