Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in Flogr

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

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Advisory ID:	HTB23110
Product:	Flogr
Vendor:	Flogr
Vulnerable Versions:	2.5.6 and probably prior
Tested Version:	2.5.6
Advisory Publication:	August 15, 2012 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	August 15, 2012
Public Disclosure:	September 5, 2012
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2012-4336
Risk Level:	Medium

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 Security Research Lab discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Flogr, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. 1) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in Flogr: CVE-2012-4336 Input appended to the URL after /index.php 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 an affected website. The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability: http://[host]/index.php/%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/scr ipt%3E/ Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that Apache's directive "AcceptPathInfo" is set to "on" or "default" (default value is "default") Second PoC* demonstrates that any HTTP GET parameter is also vulnerable to XSS: http://[host]/index.php?[any]=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;% 3C/script%3E * Independently reported XSS in the "tag" GET parameter by LABORATORY RESEARCH TEAM (http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=656).
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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.

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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23110 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23110 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in Flogr. [2] Flogr - http://code.google.com/p/flogr/ - Flogr is a flexible script that displays your flickr photos in a customizable photo gallery you host on your website. [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.

Previous Security Advisories with CWE-79:

HTB23109: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Phorum

HTB23107: Multiple vulnerabilities in jCore

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