bugtraq - XSS vulnerability in Zikula Application Framework

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Message-Id: <201004271203.o3RC3S2X076062@htbridge.ch>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:03:28 +0200 (CEST)
From: advisory@...ridge.ch
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: XSS vulnerability in Zikula Application Framework

Vulnerability ID: HTB22349
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_zikula_application_framework_1.html
Product: Zikula Application Framework 
Vendor: Zikula Software Foundation
Vulnerable Version: 1.2.2 and Probably Prior Versions
Vendor Notification: 13 April 2010 
Vulnerability Type: XSS (Сross Site Sсriрting)
Status: Fixed by Vendor
Risk level: Medium 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
User can execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the vulnerable application. 

The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "index.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "func" variable. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a compromise of the application, theft of cookie-based authentication credentials, disclosure or modification of sensitive data.

An attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is available: 

http://www.tst.my/index.php?module=tour&func=exttour%27%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28234%29%3C/script%3E

http://www.tst.my/index.php?module=search&func=recent%27%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=0%20onerror=alert%28document.cookie%29%3E

Solution: Upgrade to the most recent verison