ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70 _refworks.html.erb reverse tabnabbing
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70. Affected is an unknown function of the file app/views/bookmarks/_refworks.html.erb. The manipulation leads to reverse tabnabbing. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4927. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in ualbertalib NEOSDiscovery 1.0.70 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file app/views/bookmarks/_refworks.html.erb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a reverse tabnabbing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1022. The web application produces links to untrusted external sites outside of its sphere of control, but it does not properly prevent the external site from modifying security-critical properties of the window.opener object, such as the location property. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2023 as 547. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4927. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 1.0.71 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:
When opening a link in a new tab without setting rel: "noopener noreferrer", the new tab can control the parent tab's location. For example, an attacker could redirect to a phishing page.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Reverse tabnabbingCWE: CWE-1022 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: NEOSDiscovery 1.0.71
Patch: abe9f57123e0c278ae190cd7402a623d66c51375
Timeline
03/03/2023 🔍03/03/2023 🔍
03/03/2023 🔍
03/31/2023 🔍
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: 547
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-4927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222287
Entry
Created: 03/03/2023 17:52Updated: 03/31/2023 09:29
Changes: 03/03/2023 17:52 (44), 03/31/2023 09:24 (2), 03/31/2023 09:29 (28)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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