Drupal Gigya - Social optimization Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:53156

Info

Drupal Gigya - Social optimization Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53156
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2117
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 18 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 18 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Marek Lyczba
Vulnerable: Drupal Gigya - Social optimization 6.x-3.1 0
Not Vulnerable: Drupal Gigya - Social optimization 6.x-3.2 0

Discussion

Drupal Gigya - Social optimization Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Gigya - Social optimization module for Drupal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input before being printed back to the user.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary HTML and 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.

Gigya - Social optimization versions prior to 6.x-3.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Drupal Gigya - Social optimization Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.
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