Reflected XSS in ██████████

How it was found

Description: XSS vulnerability found on one of ██████████ subdomains. [ DoD scope]

After analyzing https://████████████/ (███████) I found path/user/NextRequestAccount.action page that have militarybranch parameter in GET request. militarybranch parameter vulnerable to XSS vulnerability.

https://█████████████/ requires a valid user to access the contents, but the registration page is accessible to all visitors without any restrictions or credentials. ████

User should select Military Branch in registration page and there is reflection point! Modifying militarybranch parameter in request and set payload on it, you'll receive XSS Success! alert box.

Payload: https://████████████/path/user/NextRequestAccount.action?militarybranch=███%3CHTMl%0Aonmouseover%0A=%0Aalert(%27XSSSuccess!%27)%0Dx//&firstName=0xd3adc0de&middleName=0xd3adc0de&lastName=0xd3adc0de&email=0xd3adc0de&title=0xd3adc0de&department=&organization=&ship=0xd3adc0de&orgid=&location= █████

References

https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/

Impact

By exploiting this vulnerability an attacker can trick the users to execute XSS and steal user's cookies. Launch advanced phishing attacks. Execute browser-based attacks etc.

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Steps to Reproduce

• Visit the following URL https://████████████/path/user/NextRequestAccount.action?militarybranch=████%3CHTMl%0Aonmouseover%0A=%0Aalert(%27XSSSuccess!%27)%0Dx//&firstName=0xd3adc0de&middleName=0xd3adc0de&lastName=0xd3adc0de&email=0xd3adc0de&title=0xd3adc0de&department=&organization=&ship=0xd3adc0de&orgid=&location= you will receive XSS Success! alert box.

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