SearchBlox 'main.jsp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	75263
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2015-3422
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 17 2015 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 17 2015 12:00AM
Credit:	High-Tech Bridge
Vulnerable:	SearchBlox SearchBlox 8.1 SearchBlox SearchBlox 8.2 SearchBlox SearchBlox 7.5 SearchBlox SearchBlox 7.4 SearchBlox SearchBlox 7.3
Not Vulnerable:	SearchBlox SearchBlox 8.2.1

SearchBlox 'main.jsp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

SearchBlox 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.

SearchBlox 'main.jsp' 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:

http://example.com/searchblox/admin/main.jsp?menu1=adm&menu2=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert% 28%27ImmuniWeb%27%29;%3C/script%3E

SearchBlox 'main.jsp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

SearchBlox 'main.jsp' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in SearchBlox (High-Tech Bridge)
  
• SearchBlox Homepage (SearchBlox Software)