JVN#46087986
Multiple plugins for Geeklog IVYWE edition vulnerable to cross-site scripting
Overview
The Geeklog IVYWE edition plugins Assist, dataBox, and userBox each contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Products Affected
Geeklog IVYWE edition is affected when the any of the following plugins are enabled:
- Assist plugin versions prior to 1.1.2.test20160906
- dataBox plugin versions prior to 0.0.0.20160906
- userBox plugin versions prior to 0.0.0.20160906
Description
Geeklog is an open source content management system (CMS). The Geeklog IVYWE edition plugins Assist, dataBox, and userBox each contain a cross-site scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability.
Impact
An arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of a user who is logged on as an administrator.
Solution
Apply the Patch
Apply the appropriate patch according to the information provided by the developer.
Apply a Workaround
The following workaround may mitigate the affects of this vulnerability.
- Disable the Assist, dataBox and userBox plugins
Vendor Status
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
| Attack Vector(AV) | Physical (P) | Local (L) | Adjacent (A) | Network (N) |
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| Attack Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Low (L) | ||
| Privileges Required(PR) | High (H) | Low (L) | None (N) | |
| User Interaction(UI) | Required (R) | None (N) | ||
| Scope(S) | Unchanged (U) | Changed (C) | ||
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) |
| Access Vector(AV) | Local (L) | Adjacent Network (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Medium (M) | Low (L) |
| Authentication(Au) | Multiple (M) | Single (S) | None (N) |
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
Credit
IVY WE CO.,LTD. reported this vulnerability to IPA and JPCERT/CC to notify users of its solution through JVN. JPCERT/CC and IVY WE CO.,LTD. coordinated under the Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert |
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| JPCERT Reports |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2016-4875 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2016-000167 |