ntopng '/plugins/rrdPlugin' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	68002
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-4165
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 11 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	May 12 2015 07:47PM
Credit:	Manish Kishan Tanwar
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

ntopng '/plugins/rrdPlugin' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

ntopng is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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 may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

ntopng '/plugins/rrdPlugin' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/plugins/rrdPlugin?action=list&key=interfaces/eth0&title=[XSS]

ntopng '/plugins/rrdPlugin' 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].

ntopng '/plugins/rrdPlugin' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• ntopng Product Page (ntop)