PivotX 'ajaxhelper.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	53434
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-2274
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 09 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	May 09 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	High-Tech Bridge SA
Vulnerable:	PIVOTX PivotX 2.3.2
Not Vulnerable:

PivotX 'ajaxhelper.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

PivotX is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

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.

PivotX 2.3.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

PivotX 'ajaxhelper.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/pivotx/ajaxhelper.php?function=view&file=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E

PivotX 'ajaxhelper.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• PivotX Homepage (PIVOTX)
  
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Pivotx (High-Tech Bridge SA)