Sun Glassfish 'name' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:29646

Info

Sun Glassfish 'name' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29646
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5266
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 10 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit: Eduardo Neves
Vulnerable: Sun Glassfish Enterprise Server 2.1
Sun Glassfish 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Glassfish 'name' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Sun Glassfish is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to sufficiently 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.

Exploit / POC

Sun Glassfish 'name' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

Solution / Fix

Sun Glassfish 'name' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

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