SB2014082207 - Cross-site scripting in OFBiz
Published: August 22, 2014 Updated: December 27, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0232)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in framework/common/webcommon/includes/messages.ftl in Apache OFBiz 11.04.01 before 11.04.05 and 12.04.01 before 12.04.04 when processing unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in a (1) result or (2) error message. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://ofbiz.apache.org/download.html#vulnerabilities
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127929/Apache-OFBiz-11.04.04-12.04.03-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/405
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60807
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=r1608698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533163/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69286
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030739
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95356