Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-008 ------------------link to original advisory -------------------------- http://www.dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=81 Application: JOnAS (Java Open Application Server) Versions Affected: JOnAS(4.10.3) / Apache Tomcat (5.5.26) Vendor URL: http://wiki.jonas.objectweb.org/ Bugs: Linked XSS Exploits: YES Reported: 21.01.2009 Vendor response: NONE Second Reported: 29.01.2009 Vendor response: NONE Date of Public Advisory: 25.02.2009 Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru) Description *********** JOnAS is a leading edge Open Source implementation by OW2 of the Java EE specification Linked XSS vulnerability found in JOnAS engine. Using this vulnerabilities attacker can steal admin's cookie and then authentificate as administrator or perform certain administrative actions. Details ******* Linked XSS vulnerabilities found in script ListMBeanDetails.do. vulnerable parameter select. In normal case "select" parameter looks like this: select=jonas:j2eeType=EJBModule when we try to include another variable with te same name, for example like this: select=jonas:j2eeType=EJBModule,j2eeType=EJBModule So we will see the error page which will tell us that "j2eeType" variable are also defined. When we include javascipt code into variable name it will appear in error page: select=jonas:j2eeType=EJBModule,j2eeType=EJBModule Example ******* http://localhost:9000/jonasAdmin/ListMBeanDetails.do?select=jonas%3Aj2eeType%3DEJBModule%2Cj2eeType%3DEJBModule Fix Information *************** No patches aviable. We did not get any response from vendor for more than 2 weeks. About ***** Digital Security is leading IT security company in Russia, providing information security consulting, audit and penetration testing services, risk analysis and ISMS-related services and certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and PCI DSS standards. Digital Security Research Group focuses on web application and database security problems with vulnerability reports, advisories and whitepapers posted regularly on our website. Contact: research [at] dsecrg [dot] com http://www.dsecrg.com http://www.dsec.ru Digital Security Research Group ______________________ DIGITAL SECURITY phone: +7 812 703 1547 +7 812 430 9130 e-mail: research@dsecrg.com www.dsecrg.com ----------------------------------- This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient any use, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately either by telephone or by e-mail and delete this message and any attachment from your system. Correspondence via e-mail is for information purposes only. Digital Security neither makes nor accepts legally binding statements by e-mail unless otherwise agreed. -----------------------------------