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MGC ALERT 2014-002
- Original release date: March 5, 2014
- Last revised: November 17, 2014
- Discovered by: Manuel Garcia Cardenas
- Severity: 4,8/10 (CVSS Base Score)
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I. VULNERABILITY
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Reflected XSS in Nibbleblog <= v4.0.1
II. BACKGROUND
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Nibbleblog is a powerful engine for creating blogs, all you need is PHP to
work.
III. DESCRIPTION
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Has been detected a reflected XSS vulnerability in Nibbleblog, that allows
the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in the context
of the victim user's browser.
The code injection is done through the parameter warning in the page
index.php parameters "author_name" and "content".
IV. PROOF OF CONCEPT
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Malicious Request:
http://vulnerablesite.com/
hash=
injection>&author_email=&
Example:
http://vulnerablesite.com/
hash=
V. BUSINESS IMPACT
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An attacker can execute arbitrary HTML or script code in a targeted user's
browser, this can leverage to steal sensitive information as user
credentials, personal data, etc.
VI. SYSTEMS AFFECTED
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Nibbleblog <= v4.0.1
VII. SOLUTION
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Update to version 4.0.2
VIII. REFERENCES
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http://www.nibbleblog.com/
http://blog.nibbleblog.com/
IX. CREDITS
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This vulnerability has been discovered and reported
by Manuel Garcia Cardenas (advidsec (at) gmail (dot) com).
X. REVISION HISTORY
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March 5, 2014 1: Initial release
November 17, 2014 2: Last revision
XI. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
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March 5, 2014 1: Vulnerability acquired by Manuel Garcia Cardenas
March 5, 2014 2: Send to vendor
March 7, 2014 3: New version that includes patched code
http://blog.nibbleblog.com/
November 17, 2014 4: Sent to lists
XII. LEGAL NOTICES
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The information contained within this advisory is supplied "as-is" with no
warranties or guarantees of fitness of use or otherwise.
XIII. ABOUT
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Manuel Garcia Cardenas
Pentester
MGC ALERT 2014-002
- Original release date: March 5, 2014
- Last revised: November 17, 2014
- Discovered by: Manuel Garcia Cardenas
- Severity: 4,8/10 (CVSS Base Score)
==============================
I. VULNERABILITY
-------------------------
Reflected XSS in Nibbleblog <= v4.0.1
II. BACKGROUND
-------------------------
Nibbleblog is a powerful engine for creating blogs, all you need is PHP to
work.
III. DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
Has been detected a reflected XSS vulnerability in Nibbleblog, that allows
the execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in the context
of the victim user's browser.
The code injection is done through the parameter warning in the page
index.php parameters "author_name" and "content".
IV. PROOF OF CONCEPT
-------------------------
Malicious Request:
http://vulnerablesite.com/
hash=
injection>&author_email=&
Example:
http://vulnerablesite.com/
hash=
V. BUSINESS IMPACT
-------------------------
An attacker can execute arbitrary HTML or script code in a targeted user's
browser, this can leverage to steal sensitive information as user
credentials, personal data, etc.
VI. SYSTEMS AFFECTED
-------------------------
Nibbleblog <= v4.0.1
VII. SOLUTION
-------------------------
Update to version 4.0.2
VIII. REFERENCES
-------------------------
http://www.nibbleblog.com/
http://blog.nibbleblog.com/
IX. CREDITS
-------------------------
This vulnerability has been discovered and reported
by Manuel Garcia Cardenas (advidsec (at) gmail (dot) com).
X. REVISION HISTORY
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March 5, 2014 1: Initial release
November 17, 2014 2: Last revision
XI. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
-------------------------
March 5, 2014 1: Vulnerability acquired by Manuel Garcia Cardenas
March 5, 2014 2: Send to vendor
March 7, 2014 3: New version that includes patched code
http://blog.nibbleblog.com/
November 17, 2014 4: Sent to lists
XII. LEGAL NOTICES
-------------------------
The information contained within this advisory is supplied "as-is" with no
warranties or guarantees of fitness of use or otherwise.
XIII. ABOUT
-------------------------
Manuel Garcia Cardenas
Pentester