#VU44229 Cross-site scripting in lepton - CVE-2012-1000

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44229

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1000

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
lepton
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Dropbox

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in LEPTON 1.1.3 and other versions before 1.1.4 when processing the (1) message parameter to admins/login/forgot/index.php, or the (2) display_name or (3) email parameter to account/preferences.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

lepton: 1.1.0 - 1.1.2

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External links
https://www.lepton-cms.org/media/changelog/changelog_1.1.4.txt
https://www.lepton-cms.org/posts/security-release-lepton-1.1.4-52.php
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/HTB23072

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.