Published:2014/12/04  Last Updated:2014/12/04

JVN#12798709
KENT-WEB Clip Board vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Overview

KENT-WEB Clip Board contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • Clip Board Ver 2.91 and earlier
According to the developer, this issue can only be exploited in environments where Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 7 are being used without Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057 applied.

Description

KENT-WEB Clip Board is a bulletin board software that a user can upload binary files such as image files. Clip Board contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

An arbitrary script may be executed on the user's web browser.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
WebCreate Ltd Clip Board

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

This JVN publication was delayed to 2014/12/04 after the developer fix was developed. From the fiscal year 2011, JPCERT/CC is using a new vendor coordination procedure. This new procedure came from the recommendation of the fiscal year 2010 "Study Group on Information System Vulnerability Handling" aimed at more timely JVN publications.

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2014.12.04 (CVSS Base Metrics)

What is CVSS?

Measures Severity Description
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N) A vulnerability exploitable with network access means the vulnerable software is bound to the network stack and the attacker does not require local network access or local access. Such a vulnerability is often termed "remotely exploitable".
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L) The access conditions are somewhat specialized.
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N) Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is no impact to the availability of the system.

Base Score:4.3

Credit

Sen UENO of Tricorder Co. Ltd. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2014-7258
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2014-000147