#VU44365 Cross-site scripting in SimpleSAMLphp - CVE-2012-0040 

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#VU44365 Cross-site scripting in SimpleSAMLphp - CVE-2012-0040

Published: January 24, 2012 / Updated: January 19, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44365
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2012-0040
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SimpleSAMLphp
Software vendor:
SimpleSAMLphp

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in modules/core/www/no_cookie.php in SimpleSAMLphp 1.8.1 and possibly other versions before 1.8.2 when processing retryURL parameter. 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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