AContent 1.1 (category_name) Remote Script Insertion Vulnerability

2011.08.06
Risk: Low
Local: No
Remote: Yes
CVE: N/A
CWE: N/A

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 -- POST http://localhost/AContent/course_category/index.php HTTP/1.0 category_name="><script>alert(1)</script>&add=Add


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