======================================================================= Secunia Research 21/05/2012 - Pligg CMS Six Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - ====================================================================== Table of Contents Affected Software....................................................1 Severity.............................................................2 Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3 Description of Vulnerability.........................................4 Solution.............................................................5 Time Table...........................................................6 Credits..............................................................7 References...........................................................8 About Secunia........................................................9 Verification........................................................10 ====================================================================== 1) Affected Software * Pligg CMS 1.2.1. NOTE: Other versions may also be affected. ====================================================================== 2) Severity Rating: Less critical Impact: Cross-Site Scripting Where: From remote ====================================================================== 3) Vendor's Description of Software "Pligg is an open source CMS (Content Management System) that you can download and use for free. Pligg CMS provides social publishing software that encourages visitors to register on your website so that they can submit content and connect with other users." Product Link: http://pligg.com/ ====================================================================== 4) Description of Vulnerability Secunia Research has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Pligg CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. 1) Input passed to the "user" and "page" parameters in admin/admin_comments.php and admin/admin_links.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site. 2) Input passed to the "list" parameter in admin/admin_index.php (when "action" is set to "move" or "minimize") is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site. 3) Input passed to the "karma_username" POST parameter in module.php (when "module" is set to "karma" , "submit" is set to "Submit", and "karma_value" is set) is not properly sanitised in modules/karma/karma_main.php before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site. ====================================================================== 5) Solution Update to version 1.2.2. ====================================================================== 6) Time Table 11/05/2012 - Vendor notified. 16/05/2012 - Vendor response. 21/05/2012 - Vendor releases updates. 21/05/2012 - Public disclosure. ====================================================================== 7) Credits Discovered by Kasper Lindgaard, Secunia. ====================================================================== 8) References The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has not currently assigned a CVE identifier for the vulnerability. ====================================================================== 9) About Secunia Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence relevant to their specific system configuration: https://www.flexera.com/advisories/business_solutions/ Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory database as a service to the security community and private individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.advisories/ Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the security and reliability of software in general: https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/ Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below to see currently vacant positions: https://www.flexera.com/corporate/jobs/ Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories: https://www.flexera.com/advisories/mailing_lists/ ====================================================================== 10) Verification Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website: https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/sr-2012-18.html Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research: https://www.flexera.com/about-us/secunia-research/advisories/ ======================================================================