Curverider Elgg Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	48946
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 01 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 01 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Aung Khant
Vulnerable:	Curverider Elgg 1.7.9 Curverider Elgg 1.7.8 Curverider Elgg 1.6 Curverider Elgg 1.5
Not Vulnerable:	Curverider Elgg 1.7.10

Curverider Elgg Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Curverider Elgg is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage these issues 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.

Curverider Elgg versions 1.7.9 and prior are vulnerable.

Curverider Elgg Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/48946.txt

Curverider Elgg Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Curverider Elgg Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• Elgg 1.7.9 <= | Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (Aung Khant)
  
• Homepage (Curverider)
  
• elgg homepage (elgg)