Microsoft AdCenter Service Cross Site Scripting

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Microsoft AdCenter Service - Cross Site Vulnerabilities  
  
  
Date:  
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2012-02-27  
  
  
References:  
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=447  
  
MSRC ID: 12223  
  
  
VL-ID:  
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447  
  
  
Introduction:  
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Microsoft adCenter (formerly MSN adCenter), is the division of the Microsoft Network (MSN) responsible for MSN s   
advertising services. Microsoft adCenter provides pay per click advertisements. This is a service aimed at people who want to   
advertise a product. Microsoft also has a (still in beta) service for webmasters who want to monetize on their site: Microsoft pubCenter.  
  
Search and display advertising solutions for small businesses and large advertisers and agencies on Bing and Yahoo! Search,   
MSN, Windows Live, Xbox & Co.  
  
(Copy of the Vendor Website: http://advertising.microsoft.com/home)  
  
  
Abstract:  
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The Vulnerability-Lab Team discovered multiple non-persistent cross site scripting vulnerabilities on Microsofts AdCenter website application.  
  
  
Report-Timeline:  
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2012-02-18: Vendor Notification  
2012-02-19: Vendor Response/Feedback  
2012-02-26: Vendor Fix/Patch   
2012-02-27: Public or Non-Public Disclosure  
  
  
Status:  
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Published  
  
  
Exploitation-Technique:  
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Remote  
  
  
Severity:  
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Low  
  
  
Details:  
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A non persistent cross site scripting vulnerability is detected on on Microsofts AdCenter website application.  
The vulnerability allows an remote attacker with required user inter action to hijack customer sessions via cross site scripting.  
Successful exploitation can result in account steal, client side phishing or session hijacking.  
  
Vulnerbale Module(s):  
[+] austra123; media brands; tv  
  
Picture(s):  
../1.png  
../2.png  
../3.png  
  
  
Proof of Concept:  
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The vulnerabilites can be exploited by remote attackers with high required user inter action. For demonstration or reproduce ...  
  
advertising.microsoft.com/austra123%27;alert%28document.cookie%29;a=%27  
advertising.microsoft.com/media-brands';alert(document.cookie);a='  
advertising.microsoft.com/tv';alert(document.cookie);a='  
  
Reference(s):  
advertising.microsoft.com/austra123  
advertising.microsoft.com/media-brands  
advertising.microsoft.com/tv  
  
  
Risk:  
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The security risk of the non persistent cross site scripting vulnerabilities are estimated as low(+).  
  
  
Credits:  
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory - Ucha Gobejishvili (longrifle0x)   
  
  
  
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