Yahoo! YUI up to 2.8.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Yahoo! YUI up to 2.8.1. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4207. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! YUI up to 2.8.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.4.0 through 2.8.1, as used in Bugzilla, Moodle, and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to charts/assets/charts.swf.

The weakness was presented 11/07/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at yuilibrary.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4207 since 11/07/2010. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50495 (YUI charts.swf / swfstore.swf / uploader.swf XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165164 (SUSE Security Update (SUSE-SR:2010:021)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62769), Tenable (50495), SecurityFocus (BID 44420†), Secunia (SA41955†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024683†). See VDB-55385, VDB-55384, VDB-55325 and VDB-55261 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 50495
Nessus Name: YUI charts.swf / swfstore.swf / uploader.swf XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 68688
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: yahoo-ui
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: yuilibrary.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55383
X-Force: 62769
SecurityFocus: 44420 - YUI Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 41955 - YUI Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024683 - Bugzilla Permits Cross-Site Scripting and HTTP Response Splitting Attacks and Discloses Certain Information to Remote Users
Vulnerability Center: 28095 - YUI Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities via Vectors Related to charts/assets/charts.swf, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2878

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 19:36
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 03/09/2017 07:59 (17), 09/28/2021 19:36 (3)
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