ownCloud up to 7.0.11/8.0.9/8.1.4/8.2.1 OCS Discovery Provider cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ownCloud up to 7.0.11/8.0.9/8.1.4/8.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component OCS Discovery Provider. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-1498. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ownCloud up to 7.0.11/8.0.9/8.1.4/8.2.1 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component OCS Discovery Provider. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OCS discovery provider component in ownCloud Server before 7.0.12, 8.0.x before 8.0.10, 8.1.x before 8.1.5, and 8.2.x before 8.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving a URL.

The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2016 by Lukas Reschke (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at owncloud.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1498 since 01/05/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88500 (FreeBSD : owncloud -- multiple vulnerabilities (3166222b-c6a4-11e5-96d6-14dae9d210b8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 7.0.12, 8.0.10, 8.1.5 or 8.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88500), SecurityFocus (BID 79911†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56622†). The entries VDB-80168 and VDB-80169 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 88500
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : owncloud -- multiple vulnerabilities (3166222b-c6a4-11e5-96d6-14dae9d210b8)
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OpenVAS ID: 801070
OpenVAS Name: ownCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities Mar16 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ownCloud 7.0.12/8.0.10/8.1.5/8.2.2

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01/05/2016 🔍
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01/07/2016 +2 days 🔍
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02/16/2016 +37 days 🔍
04/01/2025 +3331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: owncloud.org
Researcher: Lukas Reschke
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80167
SecurityFocus: 79911 - ownCloud CVE-2016-1498 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 56622 - ownCloud Server XSS in the OCS Discovery Provider Component, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2016 20:19
Updated: 04/01/2025 01:29
Changes: 01/10/2016 20:19 (42), 08/23/2018 07:21 (36), 07/02/2022 19:20 (3), 04/01/2025 01:29 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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