Multiple XSS in Fork CMS

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

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Advisory ID:	HTB23075
Product:	Fork CMS
Vendor:	Fork CMS
Vulnerable Versions:	3.2.5 and probably prior
Tested Version:	3.2.5
Advisory Publication:	February 15, 2012 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	February 15, 2012
Vendor Fix:	February 28, 2012
Public Disclosure:	March 7, 2012
Latest Update:	February 28, 2012
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2012-1188
Risk Level:	Medium

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
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Fork CMS, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. 1) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Fork CMS: CVE-2012-1188 1.1 Input passed via the "type" and "querystring" GET parameters to /private/en/error is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of affected website. The following PoC (Proof of Concept) demostrate the vulnerability: http://[host]/private/en/error?type=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;% 3C/script%3E http://[host]/private/en/error?type=action-not-allowed&querystring=%3Cscript %3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E.1 1.2 Input passed via the "name" GET parameter to /private/en/locale/index is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of affected website. The following PoC (Proof of Concept) demostrates the vulnerability: http://[host]/private/en/locale/index?name=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28documen t.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
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Upgrade to Fork CMS 3.2.7 or later. More information: http://www.fork-cms.com/blog/detail/fork-cms-3-2-7-released

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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23075 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23075 - Multiple XSS in Fork CMS. [2] Fork CMS - http://www.fork-cms.com/ - Fork is an open source cms that will rock your world. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® 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 weakness types.

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