#VU109011 Cross-site scripting in dojo - CVE-2010-2273

Vulnerability identifier: #VU109011

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2273

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
dojo
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: dojo.io

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. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, possibly related to dojo/resources/iframe_history.html, dojox/av/FLAudio.js, dojox/av/FLVideo.js, dojox/av/resources/audio.swf, dojox/av/resources/video.swf, util/buildscripts/jslib/build.js, and util/buildscripts/jslib/buildUtil.j.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

Vulnerable software versions

dojo: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4.0, 1.4.1

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External links
https://bugs.dojotoolkit.org/ticket/10773
https://dojotoolkit.org/blog/post/dylan/2010/03/dojo-security-advisory/
https://secunia.com/advisories/38964
https://secunia.com/advisories/40007
https://www.gdssecurity.com/l/b/2010/03/12/multiple-dom-based-xss-in-dojo-toolkit-sdk/
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1281
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21431472
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50833
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50849
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50856
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50896
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50932
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50958
https://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO50994

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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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.