Yahoo! YUI up to 2.8.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Yahoo! YUI up to 2.8.1. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4208. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! YUI up to 2.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.5.0 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 uploader/assets/uploader.swf.

The weakness was shared 11/07/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at yuilibrary.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4208 since 11/07/2010. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50587 (Fedora 14 : moodle-1.9.10-1.fc14 (2010-16764)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. 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 (63085), Tenable (50587), SecurityFocus (BID 44420†), Secunia (SA41955†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024683†). The entries VDB-55385, VDB-55383, VDB-55325 and VDB-55261 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Yahoo!

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Website

Vendor: https://www.yahoo.com/

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 50587
Nessus Name: Fedora 14 : moodle-1.9.10-1.fc14 (2010-16764)
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OpenVAS ID: 68688
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: yahoo-ui
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10/26/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: yuilibrary.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55384
X-Force: 63085
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: 28204 - Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.5.0-2.8.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2878

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 19:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/09/2017 08:22 (17), 09/28/2021 19:43 (3)
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