JVN#14282890: Silex vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Overview

Silex contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

Silex versions prior to 2.0.0

Description

Silex is a software to build websites. Silex contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

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

Solution

Apply an Update
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Silex Labs	Silex (Download)
	Silex Labs

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2014.03.20

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file	Mid
Exploit Complexity	some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)	Mid-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Yuji Tounai of bogus.jp 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-2014-1971
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2014-000032

JVN#14282890 Silex vulnerable to cross-site scripting