Mahara User Profile Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:34677

Info

Mahara User Profile Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34677
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0664
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 22 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 26 2009 05:29PM
Credit: Debian
Vulnerable: Mahara Mahara 1.1.3
Mahara Mahara 1.1.2
Mahara Mahara 1.1.1
Mahara Mahara 1.0.10
Mahara Mahara 1.0.9
Mahara Mahara 1.0.8
Mahara Mahara 1.0.6
Mahara Mahara 1.0.5
Mahara Mahara 1.0.4
Mahara Mahara 1.0.3
Mahara Mahara 1.0.2
Mahara Mahara 1.0.1
Mahara Mahara 1.0
Mahara Mahara 0.9.1
Mahara Mahara 0.9
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mahara User Profile Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Mahara 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Exploit / POC

Mahara User Profile Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Mahara User Profile Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

References

Mahara User Profile Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

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