VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.0.6 Parameter requests/vlm_cmd.xml command cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.0.6. The affected element is an unknown function of the file requests/vlm_cmd.xml of the component Parameter Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument command results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-3565. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.0.6 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown processing of the file requests/vlm_cmd.xml of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument command with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

The weakness was shared 04/21/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at www3.trustwave.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3565 since 05/21/2013. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at git.videolan.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:requests/vlm_cmd.xml it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75273 (openSUSE Security Update : vlc (openSUSE-SU-2014:0315-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166837 (OpenSuSE Security Update for vlc (openSUSE-SU-2014:0315-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch bf02b8dd211d5a52aa301a9a2ff4e73ed8195881 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.videolan.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (75273). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• VideoLAN

Name

• VLC Media Player

Version

• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.videolan.org/

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