CVE-2014-2843 - "Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)" (CWE-79)
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CVE-2014-2843
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"Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)" (CWE-79) vulnerability in =
"infoware MapSuite"
Vendor
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infoware GmbH
Product
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MapSuite
Affected versions
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This vulnerability affects versions of MapSuite MapAPI prior to 1.0.36 =
and 1.1.49
Fixed versions
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MapSuite MapAPI 1.0.36 and 1.1.49=20
Both patches are available since 2014-03-26.
Reported by
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This issue was reported to the vendor by Christian Schneider =
(@cschneider4711)=20
following a responsible disclosure process.
Severity
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Medium
Exploitability
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No authentication required
Description
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Using a specially crafted URL to access the MapAPI it is possible to =
execute Reflected=20
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. This enables attackers to =
impersonate victim users=20
(in context of the origin exposing the MapAPI) when logged-in victims =
are accessing=20
attacker supplied links.=20
Proof of concept
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Due to the responsible disclosure process chosen and to not harm =
unpatched systems,=20
no concrete exploit code will be presented in this advisory.
Migration
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MapSuite MapAPI 1.0.x users should upgrade to 1.0.36 or later as soon as =
possible.
MapSuite MapAPI 1.1.x users should upgrade to 1.1.49 or later as soon as =
possible.
See also
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n/a
Timeline
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2014-03-14 Vulnerability discovered
2014-03-14 Vulnerability responsibly reported to vendor
2014-03-21 Reply from vendor acknowledging report
2014-03-26 Reply from vendor with updated patch (version 1.0.36 =
and 1.1.49)
meanwhile Verification of the patch by reporting researcher + =
vendor informed customers
2014-06-01 Advisory published in coordination with vendor via =
BugTraq
References
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http://www.christian-schneider.net/advisories/CVE-2014-2843.txt
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