[DSECRG-08-011] Astrosoft HelpDesk Multiple XSS

Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-08-011

Application: Astrosoft HelpDesk
Versions Affected:
Vendor URL: http://astrosoft.ru/
Bugs: Multiple XSS Injections
Exploits: YES
Reported: 29.01.2008
Vendor response: NONE
Date of Public Advisory: 04.02.2008
Authors: Alexandr Polyakov, Stas Svistunovich
Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru)

Description

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Astrosoft HelpDesk system has multiple security vulnerabilities:

1. Linked XSS
2. Linked SiXSS

Details

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1. Linked XSS vulnerability found in operator/article/article_search_results.asp, attacker can inject XSS in GET parameter "txtSearch"

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/operator/article/article_search_results.asp?txtSearch="></form><IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG XSS')>"

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2. SiXSS in URL

Vulnerability found in script operator/article/article_attachment.asp, attacker can inject XSS code in SQL Error.

GET parameter "Attach_Id"

Example:

http://[server]/[installdir]/operator/article/article_attachment.asp?Attach_Id="<script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>

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