Ektron CMS 'xmlrpc.aspx' XML Injection Vulnerability

BID:55404

Info

Ektron CMS 'xmlrpc.aspx' XML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 55404
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 05 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 05 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Phil Taylor and Nadeem Salim from Sense of Security Labs.
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ektron CMS 'xmlrpc.aspx' XML Injection Vulnerability

Ektron CMS is prone to an XML-injection vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

Attackers can exploit this issue to scan the perimeter behind the firewall or include files from the local file system.

Ektron CMS 8.5.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Ektron CMS 'xmlrpc.aspx' XML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example input data is available:

Solution / Fix

Ektron CMS 'xmlrpc.aspx' XML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

Ektron CMS 'xmlrpc.aspx' XML Injection Vulnerability

References:

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