#VU328 Cross-site scripting in RomPager - CVE-2013-6786

Vulnerability identifier: #VU328

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6786

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RomPager
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Allegro Software

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 input passed via HTTP Referer header to a non-existing page. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code 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.

Mitigation
Update to version 4.51, which fixes this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

RomPager: 4.01 - 4.50

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External links
https://antoniovazquezblanco.github.io/docs/advisories/Advisory_RomPagerXSS.pdf

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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.