#VU44488 Cross-site scripting in iTop


Published: 2020-08-11

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44488

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4275

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
iTop
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Combodo

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in iTop (aka IT Operations Portal) 1.1.181 and 1.2.0-RC-282 when processing (1) a crafted company name, (2) a crafted database server name, (3) a crafted CSV file, (4) a crafted copy-and-paste action, (5) the auth_user parameter in a suggest_pwd action to UI.php, (6) the c. 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
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iTop: 1.1.181 - 1.2.0


External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520632
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520632/100/0/threaded
http://www.tele-consulting.com/advisories/TC-SA-2011-02.txt


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.


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