Ember 'link-to' Helper Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	65579
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-0046
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 13 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 13 2014 12:00AM
Credit:	Hyder Ali of Zoho
Vulnerable:	Tilde Ember 1.3.1 Tilde Ember 1.3 Tilde Ember 1.2.1 Tilde Ember 1.2
Not Vulnerable:	Tilde Ember 1.4 Tilde Ember 1.3.2 Tilde Ember 1.2.2

Ember 'link-to' Helper Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Ember framework is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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 can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Ember 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Ember 'link-to' Helper Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Ember 'link-to' Helper Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Ember 'link-to' Helper Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Ember Changelog (rjackson)
  
• Ember homepage (Tilde)
  
• emberjs-security list (Tom Dale)