RSSOwl RSS Feeds Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

BID:53686

Info

RSSOwl RSS Feeds Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 53686
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 25 2012 12:00AM
Updated: May 25 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Daiki Fukumori of Cyber Defense Institute
Vulnerable: RSSOwl RSSOwl 1.2.3
RSSOwl RSSOwl 1.2.2
RSSOwl RSSOwl 1.2.1
RSSOwl RSSOwl 2.1
Not Vulnerable: RSSOwl RSSOwl 2.1.1

Discussion

RSSOwl RSS Feeds Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

RSSOwl is prone to multiple HTML-injection vulnerabilities.

Attackers can exploit these issues to run arbitrary code within the context of the site. This may allow attackers to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

RSSOwl prior to 2.1.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

RSSOwl RSS Feeds Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

An attacker must entice a user to subscribe to a malicious feed with the affected application.

Solution / Fix

RSSOwl RSS Feeds Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

RSSOwl RSS Feeds Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

References:
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