SB2017110607 - Cross-site scripting in tinywebgallery.com TinyWebGallery

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SB2017110607 - Cross-site scripting in tinywebgallery.com TinyWebGallery

Published: November 6, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017110607
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16635)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the `mkname`, `mkitem`, and `item` parameters of the `Add/Create` module. Remote attackers with low-privilege user accounts for backend access are able to inject malicious script codes into the `TWG Explorer` item listing. The request method to inject is POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side of the service. The injection point is the add/create input field and the execution point occurs in the item listing after the add or create.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References