ILIAS up to 5.1.25/5.2.14/5.3.3 Parameter Reflected cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ILIAS up to 5.1.25/5.2.14/5.3.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting (Reflected). The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-10428. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in ILIAS up to 5.1.25/5.2.14/5.3.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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:

ILIAS before 5.1.26, 5.2.x before 5.2.15, and 5.3.x before 5.3.4, due to inconsistencies in parameter handling, is vulnerable to various instances of reflected cross-site-scripting.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was shared 05/23/2018 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-10428 since 04/26/2018. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.1.26, 5.2.15 or 5.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• ILIAS

Version

• 5.1.0
• 5.1.1
• 5.1.2
• 5.1.3
• 5.1.4
• 5.1.5
• 5.1.6
• 5.1.7
• 5.1.8
• 5.1.9
• 5.1.10
• 5.1.11
• 5.1.12
• 5.1.13
• 5.1.14
• 5.1.15
• 5.1.16
• 5.1.17
• 5.1.18
• 5.1.19
• 5.1.20
• 5.1.21
• 5.1.22
• 5.1.23
• 5.1.24
• 5.1.25
• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.2.7
• 5.2.8
• 5.2.9
• 5.2.10
• 5.2.11
• 5.2.12
• 5.2.13
• 5.2.14
• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3

License

• open-source

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