XSS Vulnerabilities in Xoda

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: XSS Vulnerabilities in Xoda
Software: Xoda 0.5.1 and possibly below.
Vendor Homepage: http://xoda.org/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-Site Scripting
Severity: Medium
Researcher: Omar Kurt
Advisory Reference: NS-13-007

Description

XODA targets the end-user allowing organizing of documents in a professional manner

Details

Xoda is affected by XSS vulnerabilities in version 0.5.1. Example PoC urls are as follows :

http://example.com/?create_in='%22--%3E%3C/style%3E%3C/script%3E%3Cscript%3Enetsparker(0x000BE3)%3C/script%3E

Other params:

transfer_to
advanced_search
info
upload_to

Learn more about Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities:

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Solution

No patch was released.

Advisory Timeline

01/08/2013 – First contact: No response
06/09/2013 – Advisory Released

Credits

It has been discovered on testing of Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

References

MSL Advisory Link: /xss-vulnerabilities-in-xoda/
Invicti Advisories: /web-applications-advisories/

About Invicti

Invicti Security is transforming the way web applications are secured. Invicti empowers organizations in every industry to scale their overall security operations, make the best use of their security resources, and engage developers in helping to improve their overall security posture.