HL7 C-CDA 'CDA.xsl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	69633
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-5452
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 17 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 03 2015 07:39PM
Credit:	Josh Mandel
Vulnerable:	IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.1
Not Vulnerable:

HL7 C-CDA 'CDA.xsl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

HL7 C-CDA is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently 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 to launch other attacks.

HL7 C-CDA 1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

HL7 C-CDA 'CDA.xsl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

HL7 C-CDA 'CDA.xsl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

HL7 C-CDA 'CDA.xsl' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• HL7 CDA Product Page (HL7)
  
• HL7 CDA Stylesheet Patches (Keith Boone)
  
• Revision History: 04/06/14 (HL7)
  
• Security vulnerabilities in C-CDA Display using CDA.xsl (SMART Platforms)
  
• One vulnerability in IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Foundation (CVE (IBM)