Eclipse BIRT 'run?__report' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	36674
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 14 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 17 2010 09:31PM
Credit:	Michele Orru
Vulnerable:	Eclipse BIRT 2.2.1 DS Data Systems KonaKart 4.1 0
Not Vulnerable:	Eclipse BIRT 2.5

Eclipse BIRT 'run?__report' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Eclipse BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) 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.

Eclipse BIRT 2.2.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Eclipse BIRT 'run?__report' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/36674.txt

Eclipse BIRT 'run?__report' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Eclipse BIRT 'run?__report' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• BIRT Homepage (Eclipse)