Nextcloud Calendar up to 1.5.7/1.6.0 Search Result autocomplete Stored cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nextcloud Calendar up to 1.5.7/1.6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Search Result Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument autocomplete can lead to cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-3763. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Nextcloud Calendar up to 1.5.7/1.6.0 (Calendar Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Search Result Handler. The manipulation of the argument autocomplete with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). 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. CVE summarizes:

In Nextcloud Calendar before 1.5.8 and 1.6.1, a missing sanitization of search results for an autocomplete field could lead to a stored XSS requiring user-interaction. The missing sanitization only affected group names, hence malicious search results could only be crafted by privileged users like admins or group admins.

The bug was discovered 06/21/2018. The weakness was published 07/05/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at nextcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-3763 since 12/28/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.5.8 or 1.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Calendar Software

Vendor

• Nextcloud

Name

• Calendar

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.6.0

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• open-source

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