Advisory ID: HTB23178
Product: Zikula Application Framework
Vendor: Zikula Software Foundation
Vulnerable Version(s): 1.3.5 build 20 and probably prior
Tested Version: 1.3.5 build 20
Advisory Publication: October 16, 2013 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification: October 16, 2013=20
Vendor Patch: October 31, 2013=20
Public Disclosure: November 13, 2013=20
Vulnerability Type: Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference: CVE-2013-6168
Risk Level: Medium=20
CVSSv2 Base Score: 4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status: Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab ( https://w=
ww.htbridge.com/advisory/ )=20
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Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in Zikula A=
pplication Framework, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scriptin=
g (XSS) attacks.
1) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Zikula Application Framework: CVE-2013-616=
8
1.1 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitisation of user-suppl=
ied data in "returnpage" HTTP GET parameter passed to "/index.php" script=
=2E A remote attacker can trick a logged-in user to open a specially crafte=
d link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in browser in context of =
the vulnerable website.
The exploitation example below uses the "alert()" JavaScript function to di=
splay "ImmuniWeb" word:
http://[host]/index.php?module=3Dusers&type=3Duser&func=3Dlogin&returnpage=
=3D%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27ImmuniWeb%27%29;%3C/script%3E
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Solution:
Update to Zikula 1.3.6 build 19
More Information:
https://github.com/zikula/core/issues/1364
http://community.zikula.org/index.php?module=3DNews&func=3Ddisplay&sid=3D31=
32
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23178 - https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/=
HTB23178 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Zikula Application Framework.
[2] Zikula - http://zikula.org - Zikula is an open source MVC web applicati=
on framework, released under the LGPLv3, that allows you to rapidly build w=
ebsites for any application.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - in=
ternational in scope and free for public use, CVE=C2=AE is a dictionary of =
publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to =
developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software wea=
kness types.
[5] ImmuniWeb=C2=AE - http://www.htbridge.com/immuniweb/ - is High-Tech Bri=
dge's proprietary web application security assessment solution with SaaS de=
livery model that combines manual and automated vulnerability testing.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this Advisory is provided "as is" a=
nd without any warranty of any kind. Details of this Advisory may be update=
d in order to provide as accurate information as possible. The latest versi=
on of the Advisory is available on web page [1] in the References.