ColdFusion MX Missing Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:5011

Info

ColdFusion MX Missing Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5011
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 13 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 13 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Published in Macromedia Security Bulletin MPSB02-03.
Vulnerable: Macromedia ColdFusion Server MX Professional
Macromedia ColdFusion Server MX Enterprise
Macromedia ColdFusion Server MX Developer
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ColdFusion MX Missing Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

ColdFusion MX is prone to cross site scripting attacks.

Attacker-supplied script code may be included in a malicious missing template URI generated by the default Missing Template handler of ColdFusion. The attacker-supplied script code will be executed in the browser of a web user who visits this link, in the security context of the host running ColdFusion.

Exploit / POC

ColdFusion MX Missing Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

A sample exploit has been provided by Ory Segal <[email protected]>:

http://CF_MX_SERVER/<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>.cfm

Solution / Fix

ColdFusion MX Missing Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
A patch is available:


Macromedia ColdFusion Server MX Enterprise

Macromedia ColdFusion Server MX Developer

Macromedia ColdFusion Server MX Professional

References

ColdFusion MX Missing Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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