VDB-91012 · CVE-2016-7119 · BID 92719

DotNetNuke up to 8.0.0 User-Profile Biography onclick cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in DotNetNuke up to 8.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component User-Profile Biography. Executing a manipulation of the argument onclick as part of IMG Element can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-7119. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in DotNetNuke up to 8.0.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component User-Profile Biography. The manipulation of the argument onclick as part of a IMG Element 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user-profile biography section in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 8.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted onclick attribute in an IMG element.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at dnnsoftware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7119 since 08/31/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92719†). The entry VDB-104325 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best 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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OpenVAS ID: 892812
OpenVAS Name: DotNetNuke (DNN) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DotNetNuke 8.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dnnsoftware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7119 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7119
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91012
SecurityFocus: 92719 - DotNetNuke CVE-2016-7119 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2016 09:20
Updated: 04/05/2019 22:28
Changes: 09/01/2016 09:20 (56), 04/05/2019 22:28 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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