Apple WGT Dictionnaire 1.3 - Persistent Web Vulnerability

Document Title:
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Apple WGT Dictionnaire 1.3 - Persistent Web Vulnerability


References (Source):
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=774


Release Date:
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2012-11-26


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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774


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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1.3


Product & Service Introduction:
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http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/reference/dictionnaire.html


Abstract Advisory Information:
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The Vulnerability Laboratory Research Team discovered a script code inject vulnerability in Apples (MacOSx) Widget Dictionnaire v1.3 software. 


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2012-11-27:	Public Disclosure


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Local


Severity Level:
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Low


Technical Details & Description:
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A persistent script code inject vulnerability is detected in the Dictionnaire, Dictionary of the French language based on TLFi (in French), Software. 
The vulnerability allows a local attacker execute malicious codes to compromise the connected client system in the lan. The command execution 
vulnerability is located in the search field of the Dictionnaire module. The malicious injected script code will be directly executed out of 
the result field. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in system compromise via script code injections, persistent software 
context manipulation, external malware loads or malicious external redirects. 

Vulnerable Software Module(s):
					[+] Search Box

Vulnerable Software Parameter(s):
					[+] Search Field


Proof of Concept (PoC):
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The software validation vulnerability can be exploited by local attackers with required user interaction and privileged local system account.
For demonstration or reproduce ...

PoC: Script Code Inject
"<h1>VL Tester</h1>
“<iframe src=http://vuln-lab.com>>
"<iframe src=vuln-lab.com onload=alert("VLab") <>
"<script>alert(document.cookie)</script><div style="1


Solution - Fix & Patch:
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The vulnerability can be patched by parsing the search string input field and result output (listing) web context.


Security Risk:
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The security risk of the remote command execution vulnerability is estimated as low.


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team] - Ibrahim El-Sayed (the_storm) [[email protected]] [iel-sayed.blogspot.com]



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