Cross-site scripting in lepton - CVE-2012-1000

Description

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

An input validation error exists in LEPTON 1.1.3 and other versions before 1.1.4 when processing the (1) message parameter to admins/login/forgot/index.php, or the (2) display_name or (3) email parameter to account/preferences.php. 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.

Remediation

External links

• http://www.lepton-cms.org/media/changelog/changelog_1.1.4.txt
• http://www.lepton-cms.org/posts/security-release-lepton-1.1.4-52.php
• https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23072