full-disclosure - PayPal Send Money Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 15:51:05 -0500
From: Nathan Power <np@...uritypentest.com>
To: BugTraq <bugtraq-digest@...urityfocus.com>, 
	Full Disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: PayPal Send Money Cross-Site Scripting
	Vulnerability

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1. Summary:

PayPal's send money feature is affected by an XSS (cross-site scripting)
vulnerability.

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2. Description:

When sending money via PayPal, the sender has an option to input a message
along with the money being sent.  A malicious attacker can inject XSS code
into this message box because it fails to validate input.  When the victim
goes to view the transaction page the injected code will execute.

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3. Impact:

Potentially allow an attacker access to a victim’s PayPal account.

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4. Affected Products:

www.paypal.com

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5. Solution:  None

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6. Time Table:

12/06/2010 Reported Vulnerability to the Vendor
12/07/2010 Vendor Acknowledge Vulnerability

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7. Credits:

Discovered by Nathan Power
www.securitypentest.com

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