Yandex.Server 'text' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	53622
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-2941
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 21 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 07:35AM
Credit:	MustLive
Vulnerable:	Yandex Yandex.Server 2010 9.0
Not Vulnerable:

Yandex.Server 'text' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Yandex.Server 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.

Yandex.Server 2010 9.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Yandex.Server 'text' Parameter 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/search/?text=%27);alert(document.cookie)//

Yandex.Server 'text' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Yandex.Server 'text' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• New XSS vulnerability in Yandex.Server (MustLive)
  
• Yandex.Server Homepage (Yandex )