TYPO3 The official twitter tweet button Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	42941
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 02 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 02 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	TYPO3
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

TYPO3 The official twitter tweet button Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The official twitter tweet button extension for TYPO3 is prone to an unspecified 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.

Versions prior to The official twitter tweet button 1.0.5 are vulnerable.

TYPO3 The official twitter tweet button Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

TYPO3 The official twitter tweet button Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

TYPO3 The official twitter tweet button Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Synnefoims Homepage (synnefoims)
  
• TYPO3 Security Bulletin TYPO3-SA-2010-018: Several vulnerabilities in third part (TYPO3)