XSS Vulnerabilities in Storytlr
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: XSS Vulnerabilities in Storytlr
Software: Storytlr 1.3.dev and possibly below.
Vendor Homepage: http://storytlr.org/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Critical
Researcher: Omar Kurt
Advisory Reference: NS-14-010
Description
Storytlr is an open source lifestreaming and micro blogging platform. You can use it for a single user or it can act as a host for many people all from the same installation.
Details
Storytlr is affected by XSS vulnerabilities in version 1.3.dev.
Example PoC urls are as follows:
- Cross-site Scripting
http://example.com/search/(POST – params: search)
Learn more about Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities:
Solution
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Advisory Timeline
10/12/2013 – First Contact – No Response
06/03/2014 – Advisory Released
Credits
It has been discovered on testing of Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
About Invicti
Invicti® can find and report security issues such as SQL Injection and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in all web applications regardless of the platform and the technology they are built on. Invicti’s unique detection and exploitation techniques allows it to be dead accurate in reporting hence it’s the first and the only False Positive Free web application security scanner.
