Stored Cross-site scripting in Search API sorts - #VU5837
Published: February 15, 2017 / Updated: February 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5837
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Search API sorts
Affected software:
Search API sorts
Search API sorts
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data via name of the sort option which is displayed to users.. A remote attacker with 'administer search_api' permissions inject arbitrary HTML and script code and display it in user's browser in 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
Update to version 7.x-1.7.