Cross-site scripting in OFBiz - CVE-2015-3268
Published: April 12, 2016 / Updated: December 27, 2021
OFBiz
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the DisplayEntityField.getDescription method in ModelFormField.java in Apache OFBiz before 12.04.06 and 13.07.x before 13.07.03 when processing description attribute of a display-entity element. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3268
Sources
- http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html#vulnerabilities
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136638/Apache-OFBiz-13.07.02-13.07.01-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538033/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035514
- https://blogs.apache.org/ofbiz/entry/announce_apache_ofbiz_12_04
- https://blogs.apache.org/ofbiz/entry/announce_apache_ofbiz_13_07
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-6506