Calcium 'Calcium40.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:29411

Info

Calcium 'Calcium40.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29411
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2507
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 28 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit: Marvin Simkin
Vulnerable: Brown Bear Software Calcium 4.0.4
Brown Bear Software Calcium 3.10
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Calcium 'Calcium40.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Calcium 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.

Calcium 4.0.4 and 3.10 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Calcium 'Calcium40.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/Calcium40.pl?Op=ShowIt&CalendarName=[xss]

Solution / Fix

Calcium 'Calcium40.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Calcium 'Calcium40.pl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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