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Posted on 23 March 2012
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TITLE:
Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems "authors[][url]" Script
Insertion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48449
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-22
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DESCRIPTION:
High-Tech Bridge SA has discovered a vulnerability in Public
Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems, which can be exploited by
malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.
Input passed via the "authors[][url]" POST parameter to index.php
when handling the step 3 of submissions is not properly sanitised
before being used. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and
script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site if malicious data is viewed.
Successful exploitation requires "Author" role permissions.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.3.7. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
High-Tech Bridge SA
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
HTB23079:
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