eZ Publish ezoption Datatype Cross-Site Scripting

by Carol~ Moderator - 5/15/12 10:35 AM

In Reply to: VULNERABILITIES / FIXES - May 15, 2012 by Carol~ Moderator

eZ Publish ezoption Datatype Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Release Date : 2012-05-15

Criticality level : Less critical
Impact : Cross Site Scripting
Where : From remote
Solution Status : Vendor Patch

Software: eZ Publish 4.x

Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in eZ Publish, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed via the ezoption datatype is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 4.0, 4.1 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6.

Solution:
Apply update.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Original Advisory:
http://share.ez.no/community-project/security-advisories/ezsa-2011-02-cross-site-scripting-xss-issue-in-the-ezoption-datatype

http://secunia.com/advisories/49044/