#VU44138 Cross-site scripting in DotNetNuke - CVE-2012-1030

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44138

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-2012-1030

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
DotNetNuke
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: DNN

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. The vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL containing text that is used within a modal popup.

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

DotNetNuke: 6.0.0 - 6.0.2

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External links
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/msvr/msvr12-003
https://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/Security-Policy/Security-bulletin-no.62.aspx

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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.