TYPO3 Visitor Tracking Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	34380
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 06 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 06 2009 03:36PM
Credit:	Christian Seifert
Vulnerable:	Typo3 Visitor Tracking 0.1.1
Not Vulnerable:	Typo3 Visitor Tracking 0.1.2

TYPO3 Visitor Tracking Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

TYPO3 Visitor Tracking ('ws_stats') extension 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.

Visitor Tracking 0.1.1 and prior versions are vulnerable.

TYPO3 Visitor Tracking Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

TYPO3 Visitor Tracking Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

TYPO3 Visitor Tracking Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Synnefoims Homepage (synnefoims)
  
• TYPO3 Collective Security Bulletin TYPO3-SA-2009-005 (Typo3)