eFront 'student.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	67946
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-4033
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 09 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:01PM
Credit:	Shyamkumar Somana
Vulnerable:	Epignosis eFront 3.6.14.4
Not Vulnerable:

eFront 'student.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability

eFront is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

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.

eFront 3.6.14.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

eFront 'student.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability

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

eFront 'student.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability

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

eFront 'student.php' HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:

• eFront Homepage (eFront)
  
• Persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in 'student.php' file (Epignosis)