Cross-site scripting in OFBiz - CVE-2014-0232

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in framework/common/webcommon/includes/messages.ftl in Apache OFBiz 11.04.01 before 11.04.05 and 12.04.01 before 12.04.04 when processing unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in a (1) result or (2) error message. 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-2014-0232

Sources

• http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html#vulnerabilities
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127929/Apache-OFBiz-11.04.04-12.04.03-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/405
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60807
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=r1608698
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533163/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69286
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030739
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95356