Yahoo! YUI 2.8.0/2.8.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Yahoo! YUI 2.8.0/2.8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-4209. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! YUI 2.8.0/2.8.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Flash component infrastructure in YUI 2.8.0 through 2.8.1, as used in Bugzilla 3.7.1 through 3.7.3 and 4.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to swfstore/swfstore.swf.

The weakness was published 11/07/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at yuilibrary.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4209 since 11/07/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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 (63086), Tenable (50587), SecurityFocus (BID 44420†), Secunia (SA41955†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024683†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55384, VDB-55383, VDB-55325 and VDB-55261. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: yuilibrary.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55385
X-Force: 63086
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: 28203 - YUI 2.8.0-2.8.1 as Used in Bugzilla 3.7.1-3.7.3 and 4.1 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2878

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 19:50
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/09/2017 08:22 (17), 09/28/2021 19:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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