[DSECRG-09-058] Vmware View - XSS vulnerability

Linked XSS in VMware Portal

Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory DSECRG-09-058

Application: VMware View Portal
Versions Affected: <= 3.1
Vendor URL: http://www.vmware.com
Bugs: XSS
Exploits: YES
Reported: 07.09.2009
Vendor response: 21.09.2009
Date of Public Advisory: 05.05.2010
CVE: CVE-2010-1143
Author: Alexey Sintsov
from Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com)


Description
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Linked XSS in VMware Portal


Details
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An attacker may inject JavaScript code into url.

Example:
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https://[VMware_Portal_IP]/not_a_real_page<SCRIPT>alert(/XSS/.source)</SCRIPT>

Solution
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Update VmWare View to version 3.1.3

References
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http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=149
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000092.html


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