JVN#89497739 Meneame cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview

Meneame, an open source social bookmark system, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

Meneame Version 1

Description

Meneame, an open-source web application to build social bookmark systems, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability, as it does not properly handle output data.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute an arbitrary script on the user's web browser. As a result, an attacker could possibly conduct a phising attack by creating a malicious website.

Solution

Upgrade the Software
Upgrade to Meneame version 2 released by the vendor.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Meneame	http://svn.meneame.net/index.cgi/branches/version2/

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2007.06.04

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

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Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2007-000429