JVN#33218020 Feed2JS cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview

Feed2JS (Feed to JavaScript), an open source web application, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

Feed2JS 1.91 and earlier

For more information, refer to the developer's website.

Description

Feed2JS (Feed to JavaScript) is an open source web application which converts RSS feeds into JavaScript.
Feed2JS contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

An attacker could execute an arbitrary script on the user's web browser.

Solution

Update the Software
Apply the latest updates provided by the developer.

For more information, refer to the developer's website.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Feed2JS	Minor Patch 2007-11-13
	Feed2JS -- So What is "Feed to JavaScript"?

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2007.11.20

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	Simple - 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	Medium
Exploit Complexity	Low - little to no expertise and/or luck required to exploit (cross-site scripting)	High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Yoshinori Ohta of Business Architects Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendors under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2007-000806