Vulnerability identifier: #VU34006

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9549

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ocPortal
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: ocportal.com

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in "OcPortal 9.0.20" due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the OCF_EMOTICON_CELL.tpl FIELD_NAME field to data/emoticons.php. 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

ocPortal: 9.0.20

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External links
http://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/19/2

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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.