Novell GroupWise up to 8.0 Login Page Userlang cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise up to 8.0. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Login Page. This manipulation of the argument Userlang causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-1635. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Novell GroupWise up to 8.0 (Groupware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument Userlang with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WebAccess component in Novell GroupWise 7.x before 7.03 HP3 and 8.x before 8.0 HP2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the User.lang parameter to the login page (aka gw/webacc), (2) style expressions in a message that contains an HTML file, or (3) vectors associated with incorrect protection mechanisms against scripting, as demonstrated using whitespace between JavaScript event names and values.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2009. The weakness was disclosed 05/22/2009 by Gregory Duchemin (Website). The advisory is shared at novell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1635 since 05/14/2009. 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. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38927 (Novell GroupWise WebAccess Login Page User.lang Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120656 (Novell GroupWise WebAccess "gw/webacc" Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.03 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50691), Tenable (38927), SecurityFocus (BID 35066†), OSVDB (54641†) and Secunia (SA35177†). The entries VDB-48309, VDB-48308 and VDB-48278 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 38927
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise WebAccess Login Page User.lang Parameter XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GroupWise 7.03
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: novell.com
Researcher: Gregory Duchemin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48277
X-Force: 50691
SecurityFocus: 35066 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35177 - Novell GroupWise Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54641 - Novell GroupWise WebAccess unspecified cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1022267
Vulnerability Center: 22277 - Novell GroupWise 7.0-7.03 HP2 and 8.0-8.0 HP1 Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1393

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/13/2025 17:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (87), 09/05/2019 09:25 (3), 04/13/2025 17:30 (18)
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