JVN#42927215 a-News from Appleple vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Overview

a-News from Appleple contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

a-News

Description

a-News, a web log system from Appleple, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Note that future releases and maintenance of a-News ended on May 14, 2009. The developer recommends users who wish to continue using a web log system to use a-blog.

Impact

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

Solution

Do not use a-News
As patches will not be provided, the developer recommends to discontinue the use of a-News and switch to a-blog.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Appleple	Discontinuation of a-News due to a cross-site scripting vulnerability (Japanese Only)

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

According to the developer, a-Nikki, a-Column, a-Update and a-Link may also be vulnerable and is recommending users to switch to a-blog.

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2009.05.21

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

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE	CVE-2009-2292
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2009-000030