Hanno =?utf-8?q?B=C3=B6ck?=
22/04/08, 18:25
--nextPart5625168.xi72R8CjPb
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline
Two smaller issues in s9y, published here:
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-1386-s9y.html
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-1387-s9y.html
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in serendipity 1.3 referrer plugin, CVE-2008-1385
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-1385
http://www.s9y.org/
Description
In the referrer plugin of the blog application serendipity, the referrer=20
string is not escaped, thus leading to a permanent XSS.
Example
One can inject malicious javascript code with:
wget --referer=3D'http://<hr onMouseOver=3D"alert(7)">' http://someblog.com/
Workaround/Fix
If you are using the referrer plugin, upgrade to 1.3.1.
Disclosure Timeline
2008-03-18 Vendor contacted
2008-03-18 Vendor answered
2008-03-18 Vendor fixed issue in trunk/branch revision
2008-04-22 Vendor released 1.3.1
2008-04-22 Advisory published
CVE Information
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the nam=
e=20
CVE-2008-1385 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE=20
list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problem=
s.
Credits and copyright
This vulnerability was discovered by Hanno Boeck of schokokeks.org webhosti=
ng.=20
It's licensed under the creative commons attribution license.
Hanno Boeck, 2008-04-xx, http://www.hboeck.de
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in serendipity 1.3 installer, CVE-2008-1386
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-1386
http://www.s9y.org/
Description
The installer of serendipity 1.3 has various Cross Site Scripting issues. T=
his=20
is considered low priority, as attack scenarios are very unlikely.
Various path fields are not escaped properly, thus filling them with=20
javascript code will lead to XSS. MySQL error messages are not escaped, thu=
s=20
the database host field can also be filled with javascript.
Workaround/Fix
If you are doing a fresh installation of serendipity, use version 1.3.1.
In general, don't leave uninstalled webapplications laying around on a publ=
ic=20
webspace.
Disclosure Timeline
2008-03-21 Vendor contacted with patches
2008-03-21 Vendor fixed issue in trunk/branch revision
2008-04-22 Vendor released 1.3.1
2008-04-22 Advisory published
CVE Information
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the nam=
e=20
CVE-2008-1386 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE=20
list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problem=
s.
Credits and copyright
This vulnerability was discovered by Hanno Boeck of schokokeks.org webhosti=
ng.=20
It's licensed under the creative commons attribution license.
Hanno Boeck, 2008-04-xx, http://www.hboeck.de
=2D-=20
Hanno B=C3=B6ck Blog: http://www.hboeck.de/
GPG: 3DBD3B20 Jabber/Mail: hanno@hboeck.de
--nextPart5625168.xi72R8CjPb
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc
Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEABECAAYFAkgNvQMACgkQr2QksT29OyAqdgCeKsGasUmGAe/VTppg4MhGLMjP
+pYAn17Lw1k4RkIDMRACnfBg+88SZPMB
=wX15
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--nextPart5625168.xi72R8CjPb--
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline
Two smaller issues in s9y, published here:
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-1386-s9y.html
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-1387-s9y.html
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in serendipity 1.3 referrer plugin, CVE-2008-1385
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-1385
http://www.s9y.org/
Description
In the referrer plugin of the blog application serendipity, the referrer=20
string is not escaped, thus leading to a permanent XSS.
Example
One can inject malicious javascript code with:
wget --referer=3D'http://<hr onMouseOver=3D"alert(7)">' http://someblog.com/
Workaround/Fix
If you are using the referrer plugin, upgrade to 1.3.1.
Disclosure Timeline
2008-03-18 Vendor contacted
2008-03-18 Vendor answered
2008-03-18 Vendor fixed issue in trunk/branch revision
2008-04-22 Vendor released 1.3.1
2008-04-22 Advisory published
CVE Information
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the nam=
e=20
CVE-2008-1385 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE=20
list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problem=
s.
Credits and copyright
This vulnerability was discovered by Hanno Boeck of schokokeks.org webhosti=
ng.=20
It's licensed under the creative commons attribution license.
Hanno Boeck, 2008-04-xx, http://www.hboeck.de
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in serendipity 1.3 installer, CVE-2008-1386
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-1386
http://www.s9y.org/
Description
The installer of serendipity 1.3 has various Cross Site Scripting issues. T=
his=20
is considered low priority, as attack scenarios are very unlikely.
Various path fields are not escaped properly, thus filling them with=20
javascript code will lead to XSS. MySQL error messages are not escaped, thu=
s=20
the database host field can also be filled with javascript.
Workaround/Fix
If you are doing a fresh installation of serendipity, use version 1.3.1.
In general, don't leave uninstalled webapplications laying around on a publ=
ic=20
webspace.
Disclosure Timeline
2008-03-21 Vendor contacted with patches
2008-03-21 Vendor fixed issue in trunk/branch revision
2008-04-22 Vendor released 1.3.1
2008-04-22 Advisory published
CVE Information
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the nam=
e=20
CVE-2008-1386 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE=20
list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problem=
s.
Credits and copyright
This vulnerability was discovered by Hanno Boeck of schokokeks.org webhosti=
ng.=20
It's licensed under the creative commons attribution license.
Hanno Boeck, 2008-04-xx, http://www.hboeck.de
=2D-=20
Hanno B=C3=B6ck Blog: http://www.hboeck.de/
GPG: 3DBD3B20 Jabber/Mail: hanno@hboeck.de
--nextPart5625168.xi72R8CjPb
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc
Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEABECAAYFAkgNvQMACgkQr2QksT29OyAqdgCeKsGasUmGAe/VTppg4MhGLMjP
+pYAn17Lw1k4RkIDMRACnfBg+88SZPMB
=wX15
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--nextPart5625168.xi72R8CjPb--