GMOD GBrowse Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:30812

Info

GMOD GBrowse Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30812
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3781
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 22 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:24PM
Credit: GMOD
Vulnerable: GMOD GBrowse 1.53
GMOD GBrowse 1.50
GMOD GBrowse 1.47
GMOD GBrowse 1.46
GMOD GBrowse 1.45
GMOD GBrowse 1.43
GMOD GBrowse 1.62
Not Vulnerable: GMOD GBrowse 1.69

Discussion

GMOD GBrowse Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

GMOD GBrowse (Generic Genome Browser) 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 an affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Versions prior to GBrowse 1.69 are affected.

Exploit / POC

GMOD GBrowse Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

GMOD GBrowse Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released GBrowse 1.69 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


GMOD GBrowse 1.62

GMOD GBrowse 1.43

GMOD GBrowse 1.45

GMOD GBrowse 1.46

GMOD GBrowse 1.47

GMOD GBrowse 1.50

GMOD GBrowse 1.53

References

GMOD GBrowse Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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