eGroupWare 'menuaction' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:52925

Info

eGroupWare 'menuaction' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52925
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 06 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 06 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Marcos Garcia
Vulnerable: eGroupWare eGroupWare 1.8.002
Not Vulnerable: eGroupWare eGroupWare 1.8.4 20120405

Discussion

eGroupWare 'menuaction' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

eGroupWare is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

eGroupWare 1.8.002 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

eGroupWare 'menuaction' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit these issues using browser. To exploit a cross-site scripting issue the attacker needs to entice a user into following a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

eGroupWare 'menuaction' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly the vendor has fixed the issue, however, Symantec has not confirmed it. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

eGroupWare 'menuaction' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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