[FD] eFront 3.6.15.6 CMS – (Message Attachment) Persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== eFront 3.6.15.6 CMS – (Message Attachment) Persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability References (Source): ==================== http://ift.tt/1RmCLKC Release Date: ============= 2016-02-24 Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID): ==================================== 1765 Common Vulnerability Scoring System: ==================================== 4 Product & Service Introduction: =============================== eFrontPro is a powerful learning management system that provides effective employee training that fits your brand preferences for both, online training & blended learning. eFrontPro can help you improve employee learning & development, ensure compliance, track employee training, engage your workforce and support organizational goals. Trusted by hundreds of companies and organizations around the world, eFrontPro is committed to assist you train people. (Copy of the Homepage: http://ift.tt/XKxSOF ) Abstract Advisory Information: ============================== An independent vulnerability laboratory researcher discovered an application-side validation web vulnerability in the eFront eLearning v3.6.15.6 CMS. Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline: ================================== 2016-02-24: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory) Discovery Status: ================= Published Affected Product(s): ==================== Exploitation Technique: ======================= Remote Severity Level: =============== Medium Technical Details & Description: ================================ An application-side input validation web vulnerability has been discovered in the official eFront eLearning v3.6.15.6 Content Management System. The vulnerability allows remote attacker to inject own malicious script codes to the application-side of the vulnerable module/function context. The vulnerability is located at the `message attachment file` value of the `file upload` module. Remote attackers are able to inject malicious script codes to the file upload message module POST method request to compromise the `message` module. The attack vector of the vulnerability is located on the application-side of the product and the request method to inject is POST. The execution point is the vulnerable `message` Module. Exploitation of the persistent web vulnerability requires a low privileged web application user account and low user interaction (click or forward). Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in session hijacking, persistent phishing, persistent external redirects, persistent load of malicious script codes or persistent web module context manipulation. Request Method(s): [+] POST Vulnerable Module(s): [+] efront CMS - Messages Module - message attachment (Image) Vulnerable Parameter(s): [+] attachment Proof of Concept (PoC): ======================= The persistent input validation web vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers with low privileged web-application user account and low user interaction. For security demonstration or to reproduce the security vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below to continue. Manual steps to reproduce the vulnerability ... 1. Register an Efront CMS account and login to the web-application 2. Open link ../student.php?ctg=messages&add=1 3. send message button 4. Upload image with name ">.jpg 5. after upload directly pick up a recipient and send the message 6. the execution of the vulnerability occurs at message module user panel or admin panel 7. Successful reproduce of the vulnerability!

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