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AContent 1.1 (category_name) Remote Script Insertion Vulnerability

🗓️ 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Gjoko KrsticType 
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AContent 1.1 Remote Script Insertion Vulnerability in category_name

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<html><body><p>AContent 1.1 (category_name) Remote Script Insertion Vulnerability


Vendor: ATutor (Inclusive Design Institute)
Product web page: http://www.atutor.ca
Affected version: 1.1 (build r296)

Summary: AContent is an open source learning content authoring system
and respository used to create interoperable, accessible, adaptive
Web-based learning content. It can be used along with learning management
systems to develop, share, and archive learning materials.

Desc: AContent suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Input thru the POST parameter 'category_name' in '/course_category/index.php'
is not sanitized allowing the attacker to execute HTML code into user's
browser session on the affected site. Auth needed for script insertion.

Tested on: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 (EN)
           Apache 2.2.14 (Win32)
           PHP 5.3.1
           MySQL 5.1.41


Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko 'LiquidWorm' Krstic
                            @zeroscience


Advisory ID: ZSL-2011-5033
Advisory URL: http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2011-5033.php


31.07.2011

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POST http://localhost/AContent/course_category/index.php HTTP/1.0

 category_name="&gt;<script>alert(1)</script>&amp;add=Add
</p></body></html>

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