Google Search Appliance Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	48957
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-1339
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 02 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 02 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Yosuke HASEGAWA of NetAgent Co.Ltd.
Vulnerable:	Google Google Search Appliance 4.0
Not Vulnerable:	Google Google Search Appliance 5.0

Google Search Appliance Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Google Search Appliance is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

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

Versions prior to Google Search Appliance 5.0 are vulnerable.

Google Search Appliance Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Google Search Appliance Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please contact the vendor for more information.

Google Search Appliance Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Google Search Appliance (Google)
  
• JVN#86220950 Google Search Appliance vulnerable to cross-site scripting (CERT)
  
• JVNDB-2011-000054 Google Search Appliance vulnerable to cross-site scripting (CERT)