#VU40721 Cross-site scripting in dolibarr - CVE-2015-3935

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40721

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3935

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
dolibarr
Web applications / CRM systems

Vendor: Dolibarr ERP & CRM

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Dolibarr ERP/CRM 3.5 and 3.6 when processing the Business Search (search_nom) field to (1) htdocs/societe/societe.php or (2) htdocs/societe/admin/societe.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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

dolibarr: 3.5.0 - 3.6.0

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External links
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132108/Dolibarr-3.5-3.6-HTML-Injection.html
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/126
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74926
https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/issues/2857
https://github.com/GPCsolutions/dolibarr/commit/a7f6bbd316e9b96216e9b2c7a065c9251c9a8907

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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.