Cross-site scripting in Python Roundup

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU30395

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6133

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Roundup before 1.4.20 when processing the (1) . A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.4.20.

Vulnerable software versions

Roundup: 1.4.0 - 1.4.19

External links

http://issues.roundup-tracker.org/issue2550724
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/8
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722672
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/roundup/1.4.20

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.