metaVentis edu-sharing up to 8.0.8-RC1/8.1.3/9.0.0-RC18 Collection Preview cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in metaVentis edu-sharing up to 8.0.8-RC1/8.1.3/9.0.0-RC18. This affects an unknown function of the component Collection Preview. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-28147. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in metaVentis edu-sharing up to 8.0.8-RC1/8.1.3/9.0.0-RC18. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Collection Preview. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An authenticated user can upload arbitrary files in the upload function for collection preview images. An attacker may upload an HTML file that includes malicious JavaScript code which will be executed if a user visits the direct URL of the collection preview image (Stored Cross Site Scripting). It is also possible to upload SVG files that include nested XML entities. Those are parsed when a user visits the direct URL of the collection preview image, which may be utilized for a Denial of Service attack. This issue affects edu-sharing: <8.0.8-RC2, <8.1.4-RC0, <9.0.0-RC19.

The weakness was shared by Kai Zimmermann. The advisory is shared at r.sec-consult.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-28147 since 03/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• metaVentis

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• edu-sharing

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• 8.0.8-RC1
• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 9.0.0-RC18

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