Exlibris Group MetaLib 3.13/4 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Exlibris Group MetaLib 3.13/4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ex Libris MetaLib 3.13 and 4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to a resource id that can be discovered through a search.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3835 since 07/17/2007. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (35431). The entry 37868 is related to this item.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3835 (🔍)
X-Force: 35431 - Metalib keyword search cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 24978 - Multiple Ex Libris Products Keyword Searches Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 26162
OSVDB: 36877 - MetaLib Keyword Search Unspecified XSS

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 09/05/2018 10:21
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (53), 09/05/2018 10:21 (5)
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