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SetUserInfo - Stored Cross-Site-Scripting via “general” parameter manipulation

Summary

The application does not consistently validate client side input, and as a result of this it was identified that the web application was vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

In the context of this vulnerability, an authenticated admin user may inject html input in a user “display name”. When the user then login within the application, the JavaScript code will execute in her browser context.

VulDB-Like Summary

A vulnerability has been found in the Admin Web Interface of ProVide FTP Server (formerly zFTP) for Windows up to v13.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file /ajax/SetUserInfo. The manipulation of the parameter general with the input value %5B<svg+onload="javascript:alert(1)">%5D leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the user accessible web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was disclosed 04/06/2020 by Alessandro Magnosi (deadc0de) (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-11704. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn’t need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Proof-of-Concept

Sample Affected URL:

  • https://provide.ftp.local:8443/ajax/SetUserInfo

Remediation

Updating the software to v14.0 or higher should solve the issue.

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