#VU5371 Cross-Site Scripting in Alphabetic Sitemap


Published: 2017-01-25

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5371

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6294

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Alphabetic Sitemap
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Steffen Kamper

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

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data. 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

Alphabetic Sitemap: 0.0.1 - 0.0.3


External links
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-extensions/typo3-ext-sa-2014-002/


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.


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