NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor CVE-2014-5212 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	71741
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-5212
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 19 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 19 2014 12:00AM
Credit:	W. Ettlinger
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor CVE-2014-5212 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor 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 launch other attacks.

NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor 8.8 SP8, and 8.8 SP7 are vulnerable.

NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor CVE-2014-5212 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

https://www.example.com:8030/nds/search/data?scope=st&rdn=%3C/script%20%3E%3Cscript%20%3Ealert%28%22XSS%22%29%3C/script%20%3E

NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor CVE-2014-5212 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

NetIQ eDirectory NDS iMonitor CVE-2014-5212 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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