pkp Open Journal Systems up to 2.3.5 Browser Plugin ibrowser.php stripUnsafeHtml authors[][url] cross site scripting
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A vulnerability has been found in pkp Open Journal Systems up to 2.3.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function stripUnsafeHtml
in the library lib/pkp/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ibrowser/ibrowser.php of the component Browser Plugin. The manipulation of the argument authors[][url]
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Journal Systems before 2.3.7 allow remote attackers and remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) editor or (2) callback parameters to lib/pkp/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ibrowser/ibrowser.php in the iBrowser plugin, (3) authors[][url] parameter to index.php, or (4) Bio Statement or (5) Abstract of Submission fields to the stripUnsafeHtml function in lib/pkp/classes/core/String.inc.php.
The weakness was presented 09/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1469 since 02/29/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:lib/pkp/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ibrowser/ibrowser.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 2.3.6 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (74227). See 62112 and 62111 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Upgrade: Open Journal Systems 2.3.6
Timeline
02/29/2012 🔍03/21/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: htbridge.comStatus: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1469 (🔍)
X-Force: 74227 - Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems editor cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 52666 - Open Journal Systems Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48449
OSVDB: 80255
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 01/25/2018 12:07
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 01/25/2018 12:07 (5)
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